In mid-July 2025, the claim that White House social media accounts posted a picture portraying U.S. President Donald Trump as Superman circulated widely on platforms like X and Facebook, coinciding with the U.S. release ( archived) of the new "Superman" film on July 11.

The White House has joined in on the hype surrounding the upcoming Superman movie opening on Friday, July 11. In a social media post on the eve of the combic book film’s highly anticipated debut, the White House social media team published an image of President Donald Trump in a Superman costume,