Twitter blocks Trump 2020 video over Dark Knight Rises music

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A request from Warner Brothers Pictures has forced the takedown of a fan-created Trump 2020 video that the president tweeted out on Tuesday afternoon. On Wednesday morning, Trump's tweet showed the message "this video is not available in your location." Then the tweet disappeared altogether.

Warner Brothers objected to the video because it used music by Hans Zimmer from the 2012 film The Dark Knight Rises. "The use of Warner Bros.' score from 'The Dark Knight Rises' in the campaign video was unauthorized," a Warner Brothers spokesperson told NBC News.

Versions of the video have been percolating among online Donald Trump supporters for several years. Slate's Aaron Mak did some sleuthing and discovered an earlier version created by visual effects artist Brandon Kachel.

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