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'Strength and Honour': White House Rings In 2026 Using Iconic Scene From Russell Crowe's Gladiator

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The White House welcomed 2026 with a Gladiator clip quoting 'strength and honour', sparking mixed reactions over pop culture symbolism in official messaging.

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After mediated in Superman's costume, U.S. President Donald Trump reciprocates his image with another legendary character: Maximus, for which actor Russell Crowe was awarded an Oscar in 2001! Article Donald Trump is believed to be Maximus, the gladiator for whom Russell Crowe took the Oscar! What placed the White House before the New VIDEO Year appeared for the first time in Romania TV.

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The White House has published a video in which Donald Trump is compared to Russel Crowe in The Gladiator. In the clip the president of the United States is depicted as Massimo Decimo Meridio when he pushes the troops before the battle. The video, titled "President Trump prepares his team for the 2026 , takes iconic phrases of the film as "At my signal, unleash the hell" and "Strongness and honor," accompanied by rhythmic music, alternated with i…

·Rome, Italy
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In the last days of 2025, Donald Trump wants to be more Maximus than President of the United States, after he tries to say in a new video clip broadcast by the White House.

·Romania
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The White House released a most surprising video assimilating the upcoming President's actions to those of Russell Crowe's character in Ridley Scott's film.

·Paris, France
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Donald Trump and Russell Crowe, a.k.a. Maximus in "Gladiator", same fight. "At my signal, unleashes the Hells." This sentence is that of Russell Crowe, alias Maximus then Roman general, at the beginning of the film Gladiator. The White House re-appropriated the sequence of Ridley Scott's cult film of 2000 to announce a year 2026 to come warrior and ambitious. But in doing so, Donald Trump visibly forgot the rest of the feature film,... CLICK HER…

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Le Huffington Post broke the news in Paris, France on Wednesday, December 31, 2025.
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