The White House under President Donald Trump continued its controversial UFO-themed anti-immigration campaign on Sunday, drawing criticism from both political opponents and members of the president's own MAGA base.
Following last week's launch of the Aliens.gov webpage targeting immigrants—which critics condemned as dehumanizing—the White House shared a video of a Space Invaders-inspired shoot 'em up game on X (formerly Twitter).
The 31-second clip invites viewers to play a game titled "Save America: Deportations!" Players shoot at characters representing immigrants. At the end, the game declares: "Congrats! You are deporting criminal illegal aliens and SAVING AMERICA!" before directing users to Aliens.gov.
Critics of Trump quickly slammed the post. However, some of Trump's own supporters also expressed anger, arguing that focusing on deporting only "criminal" undocumented immigrants fell short of the administration's promises.
One user accused Trump of backing away from "MASS DEPORTATIONS." Another insisted there should be "No Excuses, No Leniency" and demanded the administration "Send them ALL home." A third added: "WHAT? Keep the illegal aliens who have not been caught committing a crime! NOT A TRUMP OBJECTIVE."
Reactions from Across the Political Spectrum
Responses on social media varied widely. One user wrote: "'Criminal illegal' is redundant. Send them all back, as promised." Another commented: "Guys, this is exactly what the Pope is talking about. I'll put in words you can understand: You're a bunch of amoral fucks."
Some questioned the logic: "Some of the legal aliens pose more threat to this beautiful Country than thousands of illegal aliens combined… Think?" Another asked: "What happens when Americans figure out that illegal aliens aren't the cause of all their problems?"
One user summed up the sentiment: "As a dystopian novel reader, this both tickles that itch i have for dystopian content and terrifies me because this isn’t satire."
