White House Uses 'Magic School Bus' Cartoon for Deportation Post
Styled after the children's educational series "The Magic School Bus," the post divided opinion.
The White House has come under fire for utilizing an image from the children's educational series The Magic School Bus to promote Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests. The image, shared on the White House's official account, altered the show's "Magic Deportation Bus" theme to depict detained individuals. This comes amid a wave of criticism over the Trump administration's use of popular culture to advance its immigration message.
The altered image featured a yellow bus with handcuffed figures and the phrase "Blast Off!" alongside a Fox News report on an ICE operation in the Washington, D.C., area. The White House's move has been criticized for trivializing deportations and misusing a children's franchise.
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