White House mocks arrested trafficker with Studio Ghibli-style post

The image depicts the arrest of Virginia Basora-Gonzalez, discernably overweight illegal alien, whom authorities previously deported a conviction for fentanyl trafficking. The White House initially announced the arrest last week.
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By Ben Whedon

The White House continued its recent trend of posting irreverent images as political commentary on Thursday with a mock arrest poster drawn in the style of an iconic Japanese anime studio.

The image depicts the arrest of Virginia Basora-Gonzalez, discernably overweight illegal alien, whom authorities previously deported a conviction for fentanyl trafficking. The White House initially announced the arrest last week.

The poster appears to copy the art style of Studio Ghibli, a renowned anime studio known for classics such as "Howl's Moving Castle," "Princess Mononoke," "Kiki's Delivery Service," and "Spirited Away."

AI-generated posts using the Studio Ghibli style have attracted considerable attention on X this week and the White House appeared to join in on the trend.

Earlier this month, the official White House account posted a video of the deportation of gang members to the tune of Semisonic's "Closing Time."