Photo of Trump touching glowing globe draws comparisons to comic book villain
Photo taken at opening of anti-extremism centre draws comparisons to Hydra, the villainous comic book organisation bent on world domination
A startling photograph of Donald Trump, the Egyptian president and Saudi king placing their hands on a glowing orb at a summit in Riyadh has prompted comparisons between the US president and villains from comic books and film.
Trump, King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Abdel Fatah al-Sisi were pictured standing with their hands on the miniature globe at the opening event for the new Global Centre for Combating Extremist Ideology on Sunday. The US president is in the Gulf kingdom on his first state tour.
The complex is billed as Saudi Arabia’s headquarters for countering extremists’ messaging, with more than 200 data analysts working to monitor and analyse their online activity in real time.
Local media reported that the leaders’ placing their hands on the globe “officially activated the centre and launched a splashy welcome video”.
But, in an ironic twist, the image of the inauguration swiftly drew comparisons to Hydra, the villainous organisation bent on world domination of the Marvel universe.
This is not the first time comparisons have been drawn between the Trump administration and Hydra. The Hollywood Reporter reported that, since April, Hail-Hydra.com has inexplicably redirected to the president’s profile page on the White House website.
