<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/white-house" rel="" target="" title="The White House"><span>The White House</span></a><span>'s official social media accounts have been posting heavily pixelated images of administration officials, with no explanation why.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>For the last few hours, </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/white-house" rel="" target="" title="The White House"><span>The White House</span></a><span>'s </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/instagram" rel="" target="" title="Instagram"><span>Instagram</span></a><span> and X accounts have posted three images with heavy pixelations.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One appears to be of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/donald-trump" rel="" target="" title="Donald Trump"><span>Donald Trump</span></a><span> in his trademark red cap, while another seems to be of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/jd-vance" rel="" target="" title="Vice President JD Vance"><span>Vice President JD Vance</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-florida-election-results-mar-a-lago-emily-gregory-us-politics-news/70f84489-55ba-4d49-a33f-0c8937c953b9"><strong><span>Trump on shaky ground after Democrats win Mar-a-Lago seat</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="tweet" data-tweet-id="2037345520398528770" data-user="9NewsAUS"></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It is not readily apparent who the third image is of.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>None of the images are captioned in any way.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The White House also posted a seven-second video of a black-and-white White House logo which flickers and disintegrates as discordant noise plays.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/white-house-pixelated-images-what-does-it-mean-mystery-x-instagram-posts/9b7565cc-503b-46e9-8e37-c2bb04acdee9" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The video is captioned with only an emoji of a smiley face with a hushing finger over its mouth.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A four-second video posted yesterday showed someone's feet and a female voice saying "It's launching soon, right?"</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>That video was deleted after 90 minutes.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/iran-strait-of-hormuz-toll-tankers-charge-tax-middle-east-latest-updates/274c41fa-6a57-45f7-8663-bbbaeb2150bc" target="" title="Iran looking to turn Strait of Hormuz into massive toll booth"><strong><span>Iran looking to turn Strait of Hormuz into massive toll booth</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="tweet" data-tweet-id="2037326888285122788" data-user="9NewsAUS"></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Federal Communications Commission has also posted a pixelated image, perhaps of chairman Brendan Carr.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>What the administration is doing with the posts remains a mystery.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But it is far from unprecedented for the Trump administration to seek to change the subject when it is mired in an unpopular scandal.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In the past few months it has been beset with what is turning into a </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-iran-updates-oil-futures-trade-suspicious-betting-activity-usa-world-news/1061ef6b-5fef-401c-b469-98016ccdb9c3" rel="" target="" title="quagmire in Iran"><span>quagmire in Iran</span></a><span> as well as </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-sexual-assault-allegations-13-year-old-teen-girl-jeffrey-epstein-files/3a3a5fee-6dc6-4fde-89fc-0f28762b9c46" rel="" target="" title="unflattering revelations in the Epstein files"><span>unflattering revelations in the Epstein files</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The administration is also copping flak for </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/ice-airport-donald-trump-queues-tsa-unpaid-usa-politics-news/0344620f-1a30-42af-b4d8-7817107bcd8a" rel="" target="" title="massive queues at airport security"><span>massive queues at airport security</span></a><span>, rapidly rising </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/petrol-prices" rel="" target="" title="petrol prices"><span>petrol prices</span></a><span> and a </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/finance" rel="" target="" title="sluggish economy"><span>sluggish economy</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Trump's approval rating is now at record lows.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/donald-trump-signature-us-currency-dollars-money-treasurer-usa-politics-news/1e7cf4cd-6a06-48a0-a2e1-43656f80895a"><strong><span>Donald Trump to put his name on all US paper money</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><strong><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a 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