After President Donald Trump shared 2020 campaign video that used The Dark Knight Rises‘ soundtrack without permission, Warner Bros. had the video taken down — and Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale is blaming CNN’s connection to AT&T for the removal.
“Sad to see an @ATT owned company pull such a great video made by an every day American in good fun,” Parscale tweeted. “AT&T now owns @CNN and is positioning themselves as a weapon of the left.”
CNN is owned by WarnerMedia News & Sports, which is owned by AT&T, which also owns the Warner Bros. entertainment company.
Trump tweeted the video out yesterday afternoon after it was apparently lifted from the r/The_Donald subreddit, which is the where the president finds many of the memes he shares on Twitter.
As for the clip, it included the text, “First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they call you a racist. Donald J. Trump. Your vote. Proved them all wrong. Trump: The Great Victory. 2020.”
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