Twitter removes Trump video for use of ‘Dark Knight’ score
President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, April 5, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
WASHINGTON — Twitter removed a campaign video posted by President Donald Trump after Warner’s Bros. Pictures complained about the use of the score from its 2012 movie “The Dark Knight Rises.”
Trump on Tuesday tweeted the video, which featured images of Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton juxtaposed with images from Trump’s two years in office. The text, set against the movie’s score, read: “First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they call you a racist. Donald J. Trump. Your vote. Proved them all wrong.”
Warner Bros. said use of the score from the Batman movie starring Christian Bale was “unauthorized.”
Twitter replaced the video with this message: “This media has been disabled in response to a report by the copyright owner.”
Trump’s campaign said it was a supporter’s video, not the campaign’s.
“We like to share content from diehard supporters, and this is just another example of how hard Trump supporters fight for the President,” the campaign said.
Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale tweeted Wednesday, “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.”
Last June, AT&T completed an $81 billion acquisition of Time Warner, which it renamed WarnerMedia, which includes Warner Bros. /kga
