News The fully functioning arcade game mirrors the White House’s trivialization of death and suffering amid the US and Israel’s prolonged war on Iran.

May 11, 2026 — 3 min read

A visitor plays "Operation Epic Furious: Strait to Hell," a satirical arcade game erected at the DC War Memorial. (all photos Emma Cieslik/ Hyperallergic )

WASHINGTON, DC — Three fully functional arcade cabinets appeared at the DC War Memorial this morning in the latest installment of anti-Trump protest art in the nation’s capital. Visitors are invited to play “Operation Epic Furious: Strait to Hell,” also accessible online , which lambasts President Trump's erratic and flippant public messaging as the United States and Israel’s prolonged war on Iran continues with no end in sight .

The anonymous artist collective Secret Handshake, which was behind other protest works near the National Mall, including a golden toilet lambasting Trump’s gaudy White House renovations and a 10-foot-tall birthday card for Jeffrey Epstein , has claimed…