Summary
The White House shared an AI-generated image showing President Donald Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance and other senior officials (including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio) aboard the One Piece ship Going Merry; the post was captioned “The Mark of a Good Crew??” and showed the ship’s sheep figurehead wearing a MAGA hat and the Straw Hats’ pirate flag on the mast. The image, described in the article as AI-generated, prompted criticism from One Piece fans who said the franchise’s themes conflict with the administration’s messaging and who questioned the use of the anime imagery; some users posted additional edited images comparing officials to disliked characters.