The Troll-in-Chief: When the White House Becomes a Weaponized Meme Account

How official government social media is now a platform for dehumanization, disinformation, and stochastic terror with a paint palette emoji on top.

It’s one thing for extremists on fringe message boards to dehumanize immigrants. It’s another when the United States government does it, with the full weight of its institutions, the seal of Homeland Security, and the endorsement of the President himself. Over the past 24 hours, the official White House X account has reposted a trio of messages that wou…