Trump tweets spoof video of himself delivering speech from Independence Day alongside his White House team and far-right activist who promoted Pizzagate conspiracy that high ranking Dems are involved in child sex ring

President Donald Trump has tweeted an offbeat video made by a fan, depicting him in the role of fictional President Thomas J. Whitmore in the 1996 film Independence Day.
Trump on Saturday evening shared the video, created by the anonymous meme artist known as 'Mad Liberals,' without adding any comments of his own.
The video shows Trump delivering the movie's famous speech at Area 51 in which Whitmore, portrayed by Bill Pullman, calls upon a ragtag band of military pilots as well as civilian volunteers to launch a final, last ditch assault on the alien invaders poised to destroy Earth's major cities. 
In addition to digitally mapping Trump's face over Pullman, the video depicts a wide range of Trump supporters - including his White house team, Fox News hosts, and Jack Posobiec, a far-right activist who promoted the outlandish 'Pizzagate' conspiracy.



Response to the video was predictably divided along party lines, with Trump's supporters applauding it as humorous and inspiring, and his detractors panning it as narcissistic and possibly racist. 
Trump's 2020 campaign manager Brad Parscale features prominently, as do Ivanka Trump, Don Trump Jr, and Vice President Mike Pence. 
Senator Ted Cruz is seen choking back a tear alongside Rep. Matt Gaetz, as Fox News hosts Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson look on stoically.
Also seen are pundits Dan Bongino, Dinesh D'Souza, Mark Dice, David Harris Jr, and Brenden Dilley, as well as comedian Terrence K. Williams. 
White House deputy communications chief Dan Scavino also features, along with Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk and creative officer Benny Johnson.
Posobiec's cameo sparked particular backlash, with the One America News Network commentator and a far-right provocateur, who was seen superimposed on a character holding a rifle. 
He has notoriously promoted 'Pizzagate', an unfounded conspiracy theory that claims Democrats harbor child sex slaves at a pizza restaurant.
He also once claimed, with no evidence, that Disney had rewritten Star Wars film Rogue One to include anti-Trump rhetoric, and called for a boycott. 
'Trump tweeted out this video that features white nationalist @jackposobiec in it holding a gun,' tweeted comic video editor Vic Berger IV.
Posobiec has publicly denied that he is a white nationalist and denies being part of the so-called alt-right, a racist offshoot of conservative movement.
Other Trump critics piled on, with one tweeting: 'When you're such a bad President, you need to photoshop yourself on a fictional President.'
'This is how Trump envisions himself... but in reality, we witness Trump not speaking in coherent sentences, lying, and throwing tantrums on the daily,' another wrote. 
Trump's  supporters responded to the video with enthusiasm, however. 
'And ladies and gentlemen u are witnessing the reason why the left is trying to ban political memes from twitter! This. Is. Gold,' tweeted podcast host Tommy G. 
'Wow that's a moving speech, Mr. President! Beautifully said!' one person tweeted.
Trump tweets spoof video of himself delivering speech from Independence Day alongside his White House team and far-right activist who promoted Pizzagate conspiracy that high ranking Dems are involved in child sex ring Trump tweets spoof video of himself delivering speech from Independence Day alongside his White House team and far-right activist who promoted Pizzagate conspiracy that high ranking Dems are involved in child sex ring Reviewed by Your Destination on May 17, 2020 Rating: 5

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