The Tetris Company denounced the Trump White House on September 4, 2026, for allegedly copying the iconic Tetris game without permission in a retro arcade section of the White House website. The unauthorized game, called "Build the Wall," uses Tetris-style imagery to promote the Trump administration's immigration enforcement policy.
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The White House unveiled Arcade, a section of its official website with five low-resolution retro-style games promoting parts of President Trump's agenda, including immigration enforcement, border-wall construction, school-food policy, legislation and child savings accounts [apnews.com#1][abcnews.com#1][mashable.com#1]. The games include “Build the Wall,” a block-stacking game with instructions to
Responding to Build the Wall, an apparent copy of the retro video game, the Tetris Company said “we take copyright infringement very seriously.”
Tetris said on Friday that it did not give permission for the White House to use the game’s iconic imagery for a controversial online arcade that the Trump administration released on Thursday. “The Tetris Company was not involved in the creation of Build the Wall and did not authorise or license the Tetris brand or intellectual property for the game,” Tetris said in a statement. “We are currently
The Tetris Company appeared to warn the White House Friday that its new online arcade based on President Trump's policies may constitute copyright infringement. The site, launched Thursday, features games emulating the style of arcade classics. One of these video games, "Build the Wall," uses mechanics that closely resemble those of Tetris. But in the...