As he is wont to do, President Donald Trump generated some controversy by usingGame of Thronesimagery in a recent tweeting, prompting an official response from HBO. This week, special counsel Robert Mueller released the report of his investigation into the Trump campaign’s alleged collusion with Russia in the 2016 election.
Only a redacted version was released to the public, drawing some mixed responses from people based on their opinions of the president. While the report doesn’t definitely proveTrumpcommitted a crime, it’s noted that it doesn’t exonerate him either. Still, Trump is treating the released report as a victory, tweeting an image reading “Game over,” modeled after theGame of Thronesfont. This led to HBO releasing an official statement in response.
“Though we canunderstand the enthusiasm for Game of Thronesnow that the final season has arrived, we still prefer our intellectual property not be used for political purposes.”
Oddly enough, this isn’t even the first time Trump has been inspired byGame of Thronesfor his tweets. Last winter, the president tweeted an image reading “Sanctions are coming,” responding to the reimposing of U.S. sanctions on Iran. HBO responded to this at the time too in a similar manner, merely suggesting that they’d rather not have the show used for politics. “We were not aware of this messaging and would prefer our trademark not be misappropriated for political purposes,” a statement from the network read.
Of course,Game of Thronesfans know that the series is in the midst of airing its final episodes. Season 8 will officially conclude the storyline the show first began in 2011, leaving fans simultaneously sad and excited. We’re likely to see some pretty amazing and action-packed episodes moving forward, but we just may never see any of these characters again once the season wraps. Still, the show’s universe will be expanded with a planned prequel series, although it’s not expected to features any of the same characters. For what it’s worth, however,author George R. R. Martinis still planning to conclude the story his own way in the book series the show is based on, but there’s no telling when the next installment will finally be released.
As for the infamous Mueller Report, its release doesn’t seem to have eased any political tensions between President Trump and his detractors. Despite the president treating this as a victory, others continue to argue there’s still so much more to the story. In any case,Game of Throneswill continue to air new episodes on HBO every Sunday night, with or without photoshopped images of the president. This information comes to us fromThe Wrap.
