President Trump plagiarized his "fire and fury" comment from Captain America comic book villain Red Skull.
President Trump plagiarized his "fire and fury" comment from Captain America comic book villain Red Skull.
On 8 August 2017, President Trump issued a warning to North Korea, saying that they would be met with â€œfire and furyâ€ if they made any more threats against the United States: < â€œNorth Korea best not make any more threats to the United States. They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seenâ€¦ he has been very threatening beyond a normal state. They will be met with fire, fury and frankly power the likes of which this world has never seen before,â€ he said. > Shorty after Trump made these comments, an image purportedly showing theÂ Captain AmericaÂ villain â€œRed Skullâ€ using a nearly identical phrase was circulated on social media along with the claim that the President had stolen his threatening remarks from the comic book character: This image was created from the cover art ofÂ Captain AmericaÂ #370. However, the speech bubble was a modern creation that was added after Trump made his comment: The â€œfire and furyâ€ image was created by D.M. Higgins, and it was originally posted to the @PresVillain Twitter account, a parody account that puts the Presidentâ€™s words in the mouths of comic book villains. Although Higginsâ€™ work is occasionally shared as if it shows prognostication or plagiarism, the Twitter account posts reminders every so often that its images are digitally altered: < Periodic reminder â˜ ï¸? https://t.co/U254wv3DpT â€” Pres. Supervillain (@PresVillain) August 11, 2017 > Â
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