Covering President Biden’s inauguration, MSNBC guest John Heilemann referred to the Clintons, Bushes and obamas as “The Avengers.”
What “was so striking to me about today [was] the sight of the Clintons and the Bushes and the Obamas — The Avengers, the Marvel superheroes back up there together all in one place,” Heilemann said.
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MSNBC’s Heilemann (@Jheil): What “was so striking to me about today [was] the sight of the Clintons and the Bushes and the Obamas — The Avengers, the Marvel superheroes back up there together all in one place.”
Adds that Biden speech neared Lincoln’s 2nd inaugural. pic.twitter.com/dSQJnmhSIo
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) January 20, 2021
As noted by Tom Elliott, this wasn’t the first time Democrat journalists referred to their political leaders as Marvel Superheroes.
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PBS's @Yamiche: Biden's cabinet picks was like "The Avengers" —
"It felt like we are being rescued from the craziness and now here are the superheroes to come and save us all." pic.twitter.com/QLKlPG6RQt
— Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) November 24, 2020