{"id":2475201,"date":"2025-08-15T14:37:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-15T18:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-trump-attack-backfires-makes-him-look-like-incredibly-cool-vigilante-hero-batman\/"},"modified":"2025-08-15T14:38:22","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T18:38:22","slug":"cnn-trump-attack-backfires-makes-him-look-like-incredibly-cool-vigilante-hero-batman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cnn-trump-attack-backfires-makes-him-look-like-incredibly-cool-vigilante-hero-batman\/","title":{"rendered":"CNN Trump Attack Backfires, Makes Him Look Like Incredibly &#8216;Cool&#8217; Vigilante Hero Batman"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcnn-trump-attack-backfires-makes-him-look-like-incredibly-cool-vigilante-hero-batman%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2475201&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a recent segment on CNN where Abby Phillip compared President Donald Trump to the superhero Batman while referring to Washington, D.C. as Gotham City. This comparison came after Trump announced his decision to federalize the D.C. Metropolitan police Department to combat rising crime. Although Phillip appeared to use the analogy critically, many users on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X (formerly Twitter) reacted positively, saying it made Trump seem &#8220;super cool.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>X users embraced and amplified the metaphor with memes depicting Trump as Batman, including images of the Bat-Signal featuring trump&#8217;s hairstyle and photoshopped pictures of Trump dressed as the Caped Crusader. The analogy also resonated because both the Democratic mayor and police chief of D.C. acknowledged that the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >federal takeover helped strengthen<\/a> their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-orleans-mayor-appoints-temporary-police-superintendent-amid-crime-surge-recall-effort-against-her\/\" title=\"New Orleans Mayor Appoints Temporary Police Superintendent Amid Crime Surge, Recall Effort Against Her\">crime-fighting efforts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Many social media users criticized CNN, calling its tone deafness or incompetence evident in the segment, as the network seemed to unintentionally portray Trump&#8217;s crime-fighting action positively, contrary to their apparent intentions. The article highlights how the comparison made Trump look like a strong leader battling crime, while Democrats appeared to be opposing this effort, effectively making Trump&#8217;s position stronger in public perception.  <\/p>\n<div id=\"ld-4686-3758\"><\/div>\n<p><script>(function(w,d,s,i){w.ldAdInit=w.ldAdInit||[];w.ldAdInit.push({slot:14832835450050406,size:[0, 0],id:\"ld-4686-3758\"});if(!d.getElementById(i)){var j=d.createElement(s),p=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];j.async=true;j.src=\"https:\/\/cdn2.decide.dev\/_js\/ajs.js\";j.id=i;p.parentNode.insertBefore(j,p);}})(window,document,\"script\",\"ld-ajs\");<\/script><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>If CNN did not exist, President Donald Trump might have had to build it.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-puts-dc-police-direct-federal-control-crime-surge-dem-run-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> announced his decision to federalize Washington, D.C.&rsquo;s, Metropolitan Police Department in order to fight rampant crime, CNN&rsquo;s Abby Phillip, in a segment intended as hostile, compared the president to the crime-fighting superhero Batman, which, in the opinions of various users on the social media platform X, made Trump sound &ldquo;cool.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Donald Trump makes himself Batman,&rdquo; Phillip said in a clip posted to X. &ldquo;And the nation&rsquo;s capital is Gotham City.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And she meant that as critical?<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;That makes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/alec-baldwin-posts-rambling-tiktok-lecture-trump-crime-sit-one\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Trump<\/a> sound SUPER COOL!&rdquo; one X user wrote.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CNN&rsquo;s Abby Phillip:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Donald Trump makes himself Batman and the nation&rsquo;s capital is Gotham City.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That makes President Trump sound SUPER COOL!<\/p>\n<p>Don&rsquo;t think that was Abby&rsquo;s intention at all. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/DeNP1nUVwh\">pic.twitter.com\/DeNP1nUVwh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Steve Guest (@SteveGuest) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveGuest\/status\/1955088342661382540?\">August 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Another X user agreed, writing simply &ldquo;Cool!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Cool! &#128526;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dustin Bower (@DustinTBower) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DustinTBower\/status\/1955296831149125687?\">August 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As they often do, X users made the comparison much cooler by posting a series of clever memes.<\/p>\n<p>One such meme, for instance, showed the Bat-Signal projecting an image not of Batman&rsquo;s logo but of Trump&rsquo;s signature coiffure. Others showed the president dressed as Batman or hinted that he secretly&nbsp;<em>was&nbsp;<\/em>the Caped Crusader.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"qme\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/29DG4q7DwM\">pic.twitter.com\/29DG4q7DwM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; sirtemplemount (@sirtemplemount) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/sirtemplemount\/status\/1955290102428733720?\">August 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump may actually be Batman <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/q9nZPz4FvD\">pic.twitter.com\/q9nZPz4FvD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tim Liberatore (@Diver_tim) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Diver_tim\/status\/1955356751643152424?\">August 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"qme\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XbEBqOFWOu\">pic.twitter.com\/XbEBqOFWOu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Giacomo Carnevale (@GiacomoCarnvale) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GiacomoCarnvale\/status\/1955341183917437062?\">August 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Of course, Phillip&rsquo;s comparison of D.C. to Gotham City also resonated with X users. After all, even D.C.&rsquo;s Democratic Mayor Muriel Bowser and the city&rsquo;s police chief <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-dc-police-chief-praises-trumps-feds-dem-mayor-everything-can-hide-approval\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">admitted<\/a> that Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/dem-governor-declares-crime-emergency-state-days-blasting-trump-overreach-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">federal takeover<\/a> bolstered their undermanned police force and thus aided their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/levitt-drops-illegal-immigrant-bombshell-dozens-arrested-dc-violent-crime-crackdown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">crime-fighting efforts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If DC is Gotham, it&rsquo;s only because Democrats turned it into a crime-ridden cesspool.<\/p>\n<p>Trump cleaning it up isn&rsquo;t a roleplay, it&rsquo;s leadership. And judging by the panic in the media, he&rsquo;s hitting all the right villains.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Crushing Woke Culture (@CrushWokeAgenda) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CrushWokeAgenda\/status\/1955290585667080581?\">August 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">LOL! DC isn&rsquo;t classy enough to be Gotham City!<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; &#127482;&#127474;&#128465;Small Town Chick&#127482;&#127474; (@ejc9029) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ejc9029\/status\/1955293506295013708?\">August 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If he&rsquo;s Batman then Gotham just got a whole lot safer.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NoWoke Times (@NoWokeTimes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NoWokeTimes\/status\/1955293082255008197?\">August 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Above all, however, X users marveled at CNN&rsquo;s ineptitude or tone-deafness. Who knows what to call it? The network apparently believed that comparing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nearly-two-dozen-arrested-feds-dc-first-day-trump-takeover-suspected-murderer-included\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> to Batman and D.C. to Gotham City would make viewers sympathetic to Bowser&rsquo;s initial characterization of the federal takeover as &ldquo;unsettling.&rdquo; (Bowser later partially reversed herself, as noted above.)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Either CNN is doing a complete 360 or that writer is getting fired<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Victims Rights (@VictimsRightsUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VictimsRightsUS\/status\/1955094636998869226?\">August 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CNN can&rsquo;t even pretend to be objective. If it weren&rsquo;t for Jennings their ratings would be on the right side of a decimal point.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Gerald Armstrong (@GeraldArms77231) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GeraldArms77231\/status\/1955323070182240691?\">August 12, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">She acts like this is a bad thing. Then again, she&rsquo;s a leftist so she&rsquo;s pro-crime<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lady Hairball (@LadyHairball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LadyHairball\/status\/1955427553210167603?\">August 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">She acts like this is a bad thing. Then again, she&rsquo;s a leftist so she&rsquo;s pro-crime<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lady Hairball (@LadyHairball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LadyHairball\/status\/1955427553210167603?\">August 13, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>We really do live in a remarkable time.<\/p>\n<p>First, Phillip accidentally gave Trump one of the coolest comparisons possible.<\/p>\n<p>Then, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/msnbc-host-says-dems-fell-trumps-trap-baited-defending-violent-crime-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrats<\/a> spent days defending rampant crime and arraying themselves against Batman.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With enemies like these,&rdquo; the president must be thinking, &ldquo;who needs public relations?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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