Shorthand for American carnage
by digby
In case you missed the speech, this will give you the basic gist:
During his speech in Washington D.C., now President Donald Trump quoted an unusual villain. Prior to capping the speech with his signature, "And, yes, we will make America great again!" the President quoted a line from Christopher Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy finale: The Dark Knight Rises.
As you can see in the video below, President Trump promised to give America back to the people, saying "We're giving it back to you, the people."
In The Dark Knight Rises, Bane freed prisoners in Gotham City and stood atop a car to address the citizens, saying, "And we give it back to you, the people."
The uncanny parallel can be seen in the video below.
