Donald Trump's inauguration address included a Bane quote
'...and we give it back to you. The people.'
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President Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States on Friday, and delivered his inauguration address to the nation, which he apparently wrote himself.
Well, except for one line, which he straight up copied from the Batman villain Bane in The Dark Knight Rises.
Timothy Burke for Deadspin noticed the striking resemblance and mashed together this quick video to show the shared line.
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And as Jezebel points out, Trump speech and Bane's share a striking resemblance.
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Here's the section from Trump's speech:
And Bane's:
Bane, of course, broke Batman over his knee and crippled Gotham under authoritarianism, but that's neither here nor there.
[h/t:Jezebel]
Topics DC Comics
