
September 5th, 2026
On Thursday, the White House website unveiled Arcade, a collection of five low-resolution video games designed to promote various facets of President Donald Trump’s agenda.
"Build the Wall" is a "Tetris" knockoff that reimagines the classic game as an effort to "Protect the border from the coming horde."
In "Rio Run," which resembles the mobile favorite "Snake," an icon resembling Trump dashes about collecting would-be border crossers.
In "Supply Line," which resembles a streamlined version of the arcade game "Tapper," food moves along an assembly line, and players must reject items that fail to meet "Make America Healthy Again" standards.
Two of the games take place above the skies of the nation's capital.
In "Flappy Bill," an eagle carries a bill across the National Mall.
In "Trump Savings Tycoon," your goal is to collect money flying through the air to "Fill your kids' Trump Accounts," the administration savings plan that offers $1,000 to every child born during Trump's term.
In a statement released on Friday, The Tetris Company asserted that it “was not involved in the creation of ‘Build the Wall’ and did not authorize or license the Tetris brand or intellectual property for the game.”
Noting that the objective of the original game is to avoid building a wall, the company stated, “For more than 40 years, Tetris has brought people together across generations and cultures through play and joy.”
It added, “We are currently reviewing the matter.”
The White House unveiled Arcade across social media through a series of animations parodying the loading screens of Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo.
In one such post, the Sega logo morphs into “MAGA,” referencing Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan.
This story was initially published on Sept. 3, 2026.
It was subsequently reissued on Sept. 4 to incorporate video footage and include commentary from the Tetris Company.
September 5th, 2026

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