Topped out: Trump runs afoul of Tetris with ‘Build the Wall’ game clone hyping immigration policy

The Trump administration launched an arcade section of the White House website featuring games promoting its agenda, including 'Build the Wall,' a near-exact Tetris clone in which players stack blocks against a 'zombie border siege' beneath a 'Southern Border' sign. The Tetris Company publicly disavowed the game, said it was 'not involved,' emphasized it believes in 'bringing people together, not dividing them,' and stated it 'takes copyright infringement very seriously.'

Other games in the package include a Snake clone where players control border czar Tom Homan rounding up immigrants who appear in orange jumpsuits with scores based on deportations, plus a Mike Tyson-themed game and a Flappy Bird clone whose original developer pulled it from stores in 2014 over addiction concerns. A White House spokesperson did not respond to requests for comment on the Tetris statement or potential copyright action, and the game remained live as of Friday afternoon.

The administration has a pattern of borrowing game and pop-culture imagery for policy messaging, from Call of Duty footage spliced into Pentagon strike videos to Halo comparisons aimed at immigrants. On Friday the White House posted that it beat Grand Theft Auto 6 to market.

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