CNN Dubs Trump ‘Batman’ During Coverage of D.C. Crime Crackdown

by Gloriel Howard

 

During CNN coverage of federal intervention in Washington, D.C. policing, host Abby Phillip inadvertently gave President Donald Trump the nickname “Batman,” a comparison that quickly caught the attention of viewers and supporters.

Phillip introduced the segment by likening the president to the comic book hero and describing the city as Gotham City, the fictional metropolis infamous for its crime and chaos, drawing a vivid parallel to the challenges facing the nation’s capital.

“The President of the United States has declared himself crime-fighter-in-chief,” she told the panel on Monday’s episode of NewsNight. “He’s taking over Washington’s police force. It is a move that the DC mayor is calling unsettling and unprecedented.”

Phillip questioned whether Trump was portraying the situation as an emergency without sufficient evidence, noting that crime in DC has declined to levels not seen in 30 years.

Despite the playful nickname, concerns about crime in the capital remain…

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