CNN host Abby Phillip's comparison of President Trump to Batman during criticism of his D.C. police federalization plan ...

CNN host Abby Phillip compared President Donald Trump to Batman on Monday night while criticizing his efforts to clean up ...

CNN’s Abby Phillip said Monday that President Donald Trump has made himself Batman, as he fights crime in “Gotham City.” “Donald Trump makes himself Batman, and the nation’s capital is Gotham City.

In Batman lore, the police summon the hero by projecting a magnified Bat-signal across the night sky. That’s a fitting metaphor for the character’s much-debated history in movies, which has ...