Trump Wants To "Unleash Hell" In 2026; POTUS Tries To Go Full Maximus With A Misguided 'Gladiator' Flex [View all]

In the dying days of 2025, Donald Trump wants to be more Maximus than POTUS as a new video from the White House today laughably tries to assert

Grabbing that pivotal battle scene at the beginning of Ridley Scott and Universal’s 2000 blockbuster Gladiator, the White House today posted a “Just Getting Started” pastiche video of Russell Crowe’s Maximus Decimus Meridius and the awkward 79-year-old Trump. The unflattering cut and paste result floats under the header of “President Trump preparing his team for 2026.”

Trump has never hesitant to steal someone’s intellectual property to suit his own needs and in the last days of the first year of his second term, the ex-Apprentice host seems desperate to don the armor and standards of the Roman Empire for a New Year’s flex. It’s certainly not the first time Trump has sought to put on Imperial airs under cover of “Senatus Populusque Romanus.” Regardless, this apparently AI free effort is one of the most embarrassing so far – which is saying a lot.

Take a look below at the bread and circuses efforts the Executive Branch is pushing out with your tax dollars:

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