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Trump Posted A Video With Music From A Batman Movie. Warner Bros. Had It Taken Down

As a dramatic score plays, words appear on the screen: "First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they call you racist." The video used music from The Dark Knight Rises without permission.
President Trump tweeted a video promoting his campaign that used music from the Batman movie <em>The Dark Knight Rises </em>without permission. Trump and first lady Melania Trump are seen here at a premiere of the film in 2012.

On Tuesday, President Trump tweeted out a video. He gave no explanation of what it was or where it came from — just an exhortation to "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!"

The video was odd — it opened

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