Superman, James Gunn and MAGA
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In an interview with TMZ, Cain expressed concern that the upcoming movie had lost the values he associated with the character, particularly “truth, justice, and the American way.” This is only one of the many versions of the superhero’s slogan, which has not always included “the American way.”
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An image of the 47th president dressed as Superman is just in time for the release of a movie in which the superhero is depicted as an immigrant story.
The press office of California Governor Gavin Newsom, meanwhile, also seized on the attention, writing on X, “Superman was an undocumented immigrant.” Newsom has been challenging Trump’s deployment of the National Guard amid protests over ICE raids.
The White House is facing a barrage of criticism after sharing an edited image of President Donald Trump as Superman on social media. In a post on X and Instagram late Thursday, the official account took inspiration from one of the DC tentpole’s most famous catchphrases: “THE SYMBOL OF HOPE. TRUTH. JUSTICE. THE AMERICAN WAY. SUPERMAN TRUMP.”
The White House has shared a doctored image of Donald Trump as Superman, just days after MAGA critics slammed the new superhero cinema reboot as “woke.” The surreal post on the White House’s official X account with a caption borrowing from Superman’s most famous catchphrase: “THE SYMBOL OF HOPE. TRUTH. JUSTICE. THE AMERICAN WAY. SUPERMAN TRUMP.”
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The new “Superman” movie is facing a steady wave of criticism from the right after the film’s director called out a political message he hopes viewers will take away from his reboot of
It’s about human kindness and obviously there will be jerks out there who are just not kind and will take it as offensive just because it is about kindness,’ Superman director James Gunn said last week,
Sean Gunn, the director’s brother who plays supervillain Maxwell Lord in the film, swiftly defended his sibling. “We support our people, you know? We love our immigrants. Yes, Superman is an immigrant and yes, the people that we support in this country are immigrants and if you don’t like that, you’re not American,” he told Variety.
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Intelligencer on MSNThe Long History of Trump Pretending to Be SupermanThe modern version of Lex Luthor is based on Trump, yet he’s been posing as the Man of Steel for decades. Here’s a timeline of his obsession.