What to Know
On multiple occasions throughout the first year of President Donald Trump’s second term, the White House has shared such unhinged content on social media that people didn’t believe it actually came from the Trump administration’s official accounts. Although people have perhaps become a bit desensitized to unprofessional content and commentary coming from Trump and his inner circle, a recent post still surprised people. After the U.S. military forces captured Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, the White House X account trolled him.
Some people were convinced that the president’s youngest son, Barron Trump, 19, must have been behind the post, perhaps assuming that only a teenager would’ve posted it.
If that’s truly the case, Barron might be following in his family’s footsteps.
After all, Trump and his other sons are not exactly known for their polished and professional social media posts. But given that Barron is only 19, he is presumably more tech-savvy and familiar with social media trends, which could explain why people think he’s involved in the White House’s social media strategy. On January 3, the White House X account shared a video montage that included footage of Maduro, a clip of Secretary of State Marco Rubio saying, “And now if you don’t know, now you know,” and a clip of Trump walking and smiling. The video was set to Notorious B.I.G.’s Hypnotize.
The post was captioned with, “If you don’t know, now you know,” with a bald eagle emoji. Reacting to the post, some people were convinced that the president tasked his youngest son with managing the White House’s social media accounts. One person wrote, “It has to be Barron Trump running this account cause wtf.”
Trump supporters praised the White House’s socials, calling the content “incredible” and “savage.” Someone wrote, “Memeing this in real time is next level savage.”
And while some were quick to give Barron credit for the post, others assumed an intern created it. Several people said the White House’s “intern” deserves a raise for this kind of post, with one person writing, “The white house intern is cooking on X.”
If you don’t know, now you know 🦅 pic.twitter.com/XrIps1OzY4
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 3, 2026
Others did not find it funny.
As many have pointed out, this kind of social media content coming from the White House would have been considered unacceptable prior to Trump’s presidency. Now that the White House’s social strategy has shifted dramatically (and involves trolling people and sharing AI-generated memes), some people appear to love it. But others are pretty disgusted. Over the past year, people have criticized whoever is behind the White House’s socials for sharing a significant amount of AI-generated content, posts that refer to Trump as “daddy,” and other extremely controversial content.
In response to the recent Maduro video, one person wrote, “I don’t know if this post coming from an official White House account is hilarious or terrifying tbh.”
Many have argued it’s actually terrifying. After the White House shared an image of Trump portrayed as a king back in 2025, one critic reacted with, “Scariest part about this is the large amount of people who will just claim this is trolling on his part. We are indeed doomed.”
