Trump 2020 Video Pulled Off Air After Complaint

The other day, President Trump tweeted a two-minute campaign video which used “The Dark Knight Rises” score. The video, which has been removed for reasons I’ll outline momentarily, highlighted key moments from President Trump’s first term.

It’s been removed. Why? The Warner Bros. is taking legal action. Word has it the company is considering a copyright infringement suit.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56zTZvMlQho

“The use of Warner Bros.’ score from The Dark Knight Rises in the campaign video was unauthorized,” the company said in a statement. “We are working through the appropriate legal channels to have it removed.”

It should be noted that the Trump campaign didn’t create the video. A supporter did.

The two-minute-long video, which has since been taken down after Buzzfeed reported that Warner Bros. filed a copyright claim, features the words, “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they call you racist. Donald J. Trump. Your vote proved them all wrong.” It has no voiceover or speaking, but it does feature a host of notable characters. The typography in the video is also reminiscent of the Christopher Nolan film.

The text is interspersed between seemingly random footage from Trump’s time in office, as well as clips of former President Obama, Hillary Clinton, hundred dollar bills, a Fox News headline, Rosie O’Donnell, Bryan Cranston, Amy Schumer and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and more.

Cranston even commented on his appearance in the video.

Hell yes! I finally became a villain in the bizzaro underworld of the @realDonaldTrump . I can’t say that I understand what I’m doing in it, but I seem to have a high disapproval rating from the President. Hmmm, cool. Hey, do I get residuals from this movie? https://t.co/6rqh3PNetC

— Bryan Cranston (@BryanCranston) April 10, 2019

Trump’s 2020 campaign manager was disappointed by the company’s decision.

Sad to see an ⁦@ATT⁩ owned company pull such a great video made by an every day American in good fun. AT&T now owns ⁦@CNN⁩ and is positioning themselves as a weapon of the left. pic.twitter.com/jP9kM0Rx7p

— Brad Parscale (@parscale) April 10, 2019

We’ll keep you posted on this unnecessary drama.

h/t CBS News