T o mark Valentine’s Day, the White House posted a meme across its X, Instagram, and Facebook social media accounts. The post included a new take on the popular “roses are red, violets are blue” refrain. But in lieu of a traditional love poem, the White House instead came up with a rhyme that targeted illegal immigration.

A Valentine’s Day post from the White House social media accounts sparked controversy after featuring a rhyme about illegal immigration, drawing sharp reactions from both supporters and critics. The post,

The White House has put its own twist on the traditional “Roses are Red” poem this Valentine’s Day. The official social media accounts for the White House posted the faces of President Donald Trump and Tom Homan, the “border czar” appointed by Trump to head immigration.