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White House Posts Edited Drake 'Iceman' Cover With MAGA Chain

The move highlights the administration's use of pop‑culture imagery to push political branding through edited visuals.

Overview

  • The White House’s official X account, which shared the image Friday, May 15, captioned it “ICED OUT,” and deputy aide Kaelan Dorr publicly confirmed the post.
  • The edit adds a chain with a “MAGA” pendant to the gloved hand shown on Drake’s original “Iceman” artwork.
  • Public pushback centered on claims that officials were posting memes instead of governing, with users urging deletion of the post, and Drake had not responded.
  • Rapper Scarface criticized the repost, arguing the hand sign has been used as a “White Power” symbol and accusing the White House of knowingly invoking it.
  • The episode extends a pattern of White House edited or AI images, including an April Jesus-style portrait of Trump and a Reflecting Pool scene that preceded a May 12 lawsuit naming the National Park Service and Interior.