
The former president’s latest black-and-white video receives backlash for its odd and unsettling tone.
Donald Trump has found himself the subject of mockery following the release of a bizarre campaign video that many have described as “weird” and “apocalyptic.” The black-and-white video, posted on Truth Social Thursday night, features Trump walking down a nondescript corridor after emerging from an emergency exit door.
As he walks, a voiceover plays in which Trump declares that “this is the final battle” and vows to “demolish the deep state.” The stark imagery and ominous message quickly caught the attention of social media users, who criticized the video for its unsettling, almost surreal tone. One Twitter user described it as simply “an elderly man wandering a series of hallways like a night shift security guard,” especially with the sound off and the video on a loop.
While the video received scorn on Twitter, it could be seen as a safer choice compared to a previous Trump campaign blunder. The former president had once used a voiceover from the film Air without obtaining permission from its producers, leading to a legal dispute. Artists Equity, the firm behind the movie, issued a statement denying any approval for the use of footage or audio from the film in Trump’s ads, adding to the campaign’s controversies.