The Ersatz Games of Politics: "Build the Wall" and the Art of Distraction The White House's latest effort to redirect attention from pressing issues is a collection of low rent video games, with "Build the Wall," a Tetris knockoff, garnering most of the headlines.
This game is part of a larger strategy to manufacture a sense of urgency around immigration policies. This tactic is not new for the Trump White House.
The administration has consistently used fear mongering and misinformation to whip up public support for its agenda, from the ill fated travel ban to the manufactured crisis at the southern border.