The Trump administration is using Warner Bros. footage in official government messaging, this time pulling straight out of Matt Reeves’ The Batman for a Department of Homeland Security promotional video.
The post came from Commander Op At Large CA Gregory K. Bovino, one of the public faces of the U.S. Border Patrol, featuring arrest footage of masked and heavily armed agents set to the The Batman theme, Nirvana’s “Something in the Way,” and what sounds exactly like Robert Pattinson’s voice from the 2022 blockbuster.
Footage from HBO’s 2008 John Adams miniseries of Paul Giamatti is also used in another promo.
Warner Bros. has not responded.
Masked up, mission ready.
— Commander Op At Large CA Gregory K. Bovino (@CMDROpAtLargeCA) November 7, 2025
“It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me.”
Protecting our communities and our nation—it’s not just a job, it’s our mission. We bring people out of the shadows so you can live in the light.#DHS #CBP #USBP #BorderPatrol… pic.twitter.com/DIPgv97Qne
DHS Video Uses Pattinson’s Voice and The Batman Score
The DHS promo uses two of Pattinson’s signature lines from The Batman:
“Fear is a tool.”
“They think I’m hiding in the shadows, but I am the shadows.”
If it isn’t Pattinson’s exact audio from the film, it is an extremely close recreation. Either way, the entire aesthetic and sound design is unmistakably The Batman, including the score and Nirvana track used throughout the movie.
The video ends with Commander Bovino posing dramatically in the shadows, echoing the film’s themes and framing him as the vigilante-style figure the voiceover refers to.
Trump Administration Is Already Intersecting With WB Content
Interestingly enough, this comes at the same time the Trump administration is heavily connected to the Skydance/Paramount bid to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery.
As we have reported and Variety backed up:
- David Ellison is aligned with the Trump White House
- Paramount leadership has shifted its content strategy toward middle-America, patriotic themes
- The Trump administration will approve the Ellison/Skydance takeover of Paramount
- A UFC event at the White House is being planned under the Paramount–UFC deal
Now DHS is directly using The Batman — one of Warner Bros.’ most valuable film brands — in federal promotional messaging while the administration supports the very company (Skydance/Paramount) trying to buy Warner Bros.
That connection is impossible to ignore.
This also isn’t the first time Trump has connected with Batman, as 8 years ago a boy asked Trump if he is Batman, to which the president responded, “I am Batman!”
The White House also posted art of Trump as Superman the day James Gunn’s Superman movie was released.
THE SYMBOL OF HOPE.
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 11, 2025
TRUTH. JUSTICE. THE AMERICAN WAY.
SUPERMAN TRUMP. 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/fwFWeYonAq
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