
The White House thought it was posting a slick James Bond tribute. Instead, it handed the internet another meme template and watched critics turn Donald Trump into everything from a Big Mac-wielding spy to 'License to Groom' 007 edits within hours.
The AI-generated image, shared by the official White House social media account, reimagined Donald Trump as a gun-holding version of James Bond complete with dramatic lighting and the slogan 'Make America Great Again'. The timing was deliberate. Reports had just emerged that Amazon MGM Studios had officially begun auditions for the next Bond actor following Daniel Craig stepping away from the role.