Trump declares himself Superman amid MAGA meltdown over ‘woke’ reboot
The White House returned to the same mode, this time sharing A trafficking image of President Donald Trump as Superman a few days after Maga experts called The new restart of “awakened” superheroes.
The surrealist post, shared on the official account of the White House X, shows Trump’s face on the body of the steel man with legend: “The symbol of hope. Truth. Justice. The American way. Superman Trump.”
It did not take long for the backlash to follow.
“I never thought of seeing the day when the White House is just a joke. It’s so embarrassing ”, a user commented.
“I found his kryptonite … Epstein files,” said another, making a subtle blow at Trump Long -term links to the condemned sex offender Jeffrey EpsteinDied in 2019.
But not everyone was upset. Actor Dean Cain, who played Superman in the television series of the 90s “Lois & Clark”, ” replied At the post of the White House with an emoji that laughs.
A Trump vocal supporterCain too Tmz said“How much will Hollywood do this character?” How much Disney will change their white-snow? Why are they going to change these characters [to] exist for times?
It is clear what sparked the same: Maga last obsession With the new film “Superman”, by transforming it into a battlefield of cultural war.
Director James Gunn, better known for “Guardians of the Galaxy”, added fuel to fire by Call Superman “The history of America. An immigrant from other places and populated the country. ”
He is not the first to say. In 2019, DC Comics describe Superman as “the ultimate example of a refugee who improves his new house”, noting that the character was created by the sons of Jewish immigrants.
This framing – Superman as an immigrant – was simply too much for some conservatives.
Fox News host Greg Gutfeld critical On “The Five”, calling a “terrible analogy”, while Kellyanne Conway complain“We are not going to the cinema to be given conferences.” Ben Shapiro also jumped With a video entitled “Superman will wake up”.
The film, strongly promoted and Grove projected More than $ 200 million worldwide also serves as a political flash point. Trump’s same can attract conservative moviegoers, but it comes in the middle of his administration Balaying immigration repressionprompted legal proceedings And demonstrations nationally.
Interestingly, the controversy around “Superman” is only the last push in a wider Right -wing crusade Now that the so-called “alarm clock” restarts. Like the live action adaptations of Disney of “The Little Mermaid” and “Snow White”, which Opposite And racist tirades for having broken women of color like the tracks, Gunn’s film is part of the War Crossfire culture.
For Trump, this This is not the first time He has photoshop in pop culture. In May, the White House Published an AI image of him disguised as a pope, even if Trump is not even Catholic.
For a president who has always considered himself greater than life, the image “Superman Trump” could be less on lagging behind and more on the projection. But with a successful film and a great immigration battle that occurs at the same time, symbolism feels as dislocated as on the brand.
