Line #34 Recap/EpicRapBattlesOfHistoryDonaldTrumpVsHillaryClinton


1	The year is 2016, and the USA must choose between two Presidential candidates: Democrat UsefulNotes/HillaryRodhamClinton (played by Kimmy Gatewood) and Republican UsefulNotes/DonaldTrump (played by Lloyd Ahlquist). As the battle rages on and both candidates show more and more of their true selves, HistoryRepeats when UsefulNotes/AbrahamLincoln (played by Peter Shukoff) decides he can no longer remain silent.
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3	!! TROPES
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5	* AbsoluteXenophobe: Trump promises to kick Latinos out of the country, tear down mosques, use the rubble to build a wall across the Southern border, and force Mexico to pay for it.
6	* ActionGirl: HRC raps against Trump without pause.
7	* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Trump's spray-tan is bright orange here, and Clinton even compares his complexion to salad dressing.
8	* AssistCharacter: A secret service agent appears to set up some of Hillary's lines.
9	* BadassBoast: Clinton claims that while Trump only fires celebrities on ''Series/TheApprentice'', she was firing Bin Laden back in Afghanistan.
10	* BerserkButton:
11	** Clinton loses it when she brings up about all the women Trump allegedly molested.
12	** Honest Abe goes absolutely ''bananas'' on Donald Trump for defiling the Republican Party. He doesn't really have a better opinion of Hillary Clinton either, as she is such a poor candidate against whom Trump actually has a decent chance of winning.
13	* BlatantLies: Trump calls Hillary "the mother of ISIS", admits that it isn't actually true, but excuses it by saying "I don't do politeness", meaning he even admits that he has no problem lying if that's what it takes to win. Hell, he ''starts off his verse'' by claiming to "respect all females" after Clinton brought up his numerous sexual assault allegations.
14	* TheBusCameBack: Trump returns after appearing two seasons prior.
15	* BrokenPedestal: The Republican Party as a whole is this to Lincoln for nominating the likes of Donald Trump for the Presidential race.
16	-->'''Lincoln:''' If this is the best my party gets, then ''my party should quit!''
17	* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Characterization marched on because history did. When "Trump vs. Scrooge" came out in 2013, Trump was known only as a reality TV host and eccentric rich guy with a huge ego. Three years later, he became President of the United States, inevitably leaving an entirely different historical legacy than anyone in 2013 could possibly have expected of him. The change in the world's perspective of him was reflected in "Trump vs. Clinton", which portrayed him as an entirely different character, to the point of changing his actor from Peter to Lloyd.
18	* CurseCutShort: Trump's verse is interrupted just as he's about to call UsefulNotes/BarackObama the N-word.
19	* DarkerAndEdgier: With frank discussion of serious political concerns and real personal flaws in both candidates being brought up, the episode is much darker than its [[Recap/EpicRapBattlesOfHistoryBarackObamaVsMittRomney predecessor from the 2012 elections]]. Hell, it's one of the darkest episodes in the ''whole series''.
20	* DelicateAndSickly: The controversy surrounding Clinton's physical health is mocked by Trump, who calls her frail and lacking in stamina.
21	* DirtyOldMan: Clinton brings up Trump's numerous sexual assault allegations and history of perverted comments — especially regarding [[PaedoHunt preteens]], [[SerialHomewrecker married women]], and [[ParentalIncest his own daughter]].
22	* DrillSergeantNasty: Lincoln puts on a drill sergeant act towards Hillary after she chuckles at his yelling at Trump.
23	--> “I'm sorry. Did I say something you found funny? Wipe that creepy-ass smile off your face and ''beat this dummy!''"
24	* EveryoneHasStandards:
25	** Clinton has a horrified look on her face as Trump is about to say the N-word.
26	** Trump's on the receiving end again when Abe Lincoln finds him so appalling that he thinks the Republican Party should quit politics for nominating him.
27	* EyesAlwaysShut: Trump squints for most of the battle against Hillary.
28	* FanDisservice: Trump's dancing incorporates a disturbing amount of {{pelvic thrust}}s and ShakingTheRump.
29	* FormulaBreakingEpisode: Not only is this a DarkerAndEdgier VerySpecialEpisode, but"Donald Trump vs. Hillary Clinton" has each rapper only getting one long verse, and Trump being interrupted mid-sentence by Abraham Lincoln, who finishes the battle with a verse of his own.
30	* GlobalIgnorance: Clinton complains that Trump couldn't find Iran on a map.
31	* GloryHound: Clinton accuses Trump of only wanting the presidency for the glamor and prestige that comes with it and not caring about the responsibilities of job itself.
32	* HonestJohnsDealership: Trump comes off as this in his second battle where he promises to "make this country great again" and says that everyone will be "living large" after he is through clamping down on Latinos and Muslims. On the flip-side, he accuses Hillary of being this and calls her "crooked".
33	* HostileShowTakeover: Towards the end of the battle, Abe Lincoln drops in and steals the show.
34	* HypocriteHasAPoint:
35	** On both sides: Trump asserts that Bill Clinton is "worse than Bill Cosby" in terms of misogyny but this is after Clinton, in her verse, mentioned his "grab them by the pussy" line. Trump is still right that her husband isn't exactly faithful, but Bill's alleged encounters with women were purely consensual while Trump's were not.
36	** Similarly, despite Clinton's claims of being "a public servant" and "a woman of the people," Trump points out that she's massively unpopular among the American public. While true, it conveniently leaves out that Trump's own approval ratings were consistently lower than hers.
37	* ILikeMyXLikeILikeMyY: Trump gives us a very dark example:
38	-->'''Donald Trump:''' I'm gonna run these streets like I run my casinos\
39	More police, ''and less Latinos!''
40	* {{Jerkass}}: Everything Trump says that is even remotely complimentary is really a backhanded, bigoted insult, to the point he almost drops the N-word before Lincoln interrupts him.
41	* KangarooCourt: Trump threatens to have Clinton imprisoned, presumably on specious charges, once he takes office.
42	* LargeHam:
43	** This version of Hillary Clinton loud and emotional in her raps. This is in contrast to the real life Hillary, who is often criticized for her lack of emotion and appearing cold.
44	** Lincoln's not very subtle either.
45	--> “ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME WITH THIS BLAH-BLAH-BLAH?”
46	* MockMillionaire: Clinton claims that Trump has been "going bankrupt since the 90s."
47	* MyNameIsInigoMontoya:
48	--> '''Clinton:''' First name is Hillary, middle name Rodham, last name is Clinton, and lyrics, I got 'em.
49	* NeverMessWithGranny: Hillary's a grandmother in real life, fearless, and was firing at Bin Laden.
50	* NoIndoorVoice: This is the loudest and angriest Lincoln has ever been on the show.
51	* ObliviousToHints: Trump accuses Clinton of refusing to take the hint that the general public just plain doesn't like her all that much.
52	-->'''Donald Trump:''' What do the American people have to Yankee-Doodle-do\
53	To get it through your fat face that ''they're just not that into you?''
54	* OurPresidentsAreDifferent:
55	** Hillary is aiming to become the first female President of the United States.
56	** Trump, meanwhile, shows all the signs of a PresidentEvil in the making.
57	** As President Action, Lincoln ''interrupts'' the rap battle between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump to roast them both.
58	* ParentalIncest: Hillary brings up that the real Trump said his own daughter is so beautiful he would sleep with her if they weren't related; she also points out just how creepy that image is.
59	* PerpetualFrowner: Lloyd's attempt at getting the Donald look down has not gone unnoticed.
60	* PoliceState: Trump expresses a desire to see "more police and less Latinos" in the streets.
61	* PoliticallyIncorrectVillain: Donald Trump, and fucking how. He says the American people want a strong ''male'' leader and calls her a "bleeding heart vagina", mocks Hillary Clinton for nearly losing to "socialist Jew" UsefulNotes/BernieSanders, promises to kick Latinos out of America and put people to work tearing down mosques, and is on the verge of using the n-word to describe Obama before Abe Lincoln shows up.
62	* PrecisionFStrike: Lincoln's outrage at Trump about to say the N-word when talking about Obama prompts him to intervene in that battle before Trump can finish the sentence screaming:
63	--> "Are you ''fucking'' kidding me!?"
64	* PresidentEvil: In this rap battle, Trump talks about the things that he would do if elected and they include: tearing down mosques, making the country "less latino" and running the country like a casino.
65	* RabbleRouser: The rising cheering noise in the background of Trump's verse is a reference to his reputation as someone who incites political unrest.
66	* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Lincoln intervenes again to shut down Trump's racist ranting and also chew Hillary out for relying on waiting for Trump's campaign to self-destruct instead of putting up a real fight.
67	* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Abraham Lincoln intervenes between Trump and Hillary's rap battle to give one of these to those two.
68	-->'''Lincoln:''' [[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe Are you FUCKING kidding me]] with this BlahBlahBlah?\
69	I've half a mind to feed you both to my oversized\
70	'''Eagle:''' CAW! [''drops Lincoln between the two candidates'']\
71	'''Lincoln:''' I've heard more thoughtful discussion up in TMZ\
72	You two got brothers blocking brothers on their Website/FaceBook feeds!\
73	[''turns to Trump'']\
74	I'm so sick and tired of this ridiculous shit!\
75	[[BrokenPedestal If this is the best my party gets, then my party should quit]]!\
76	[''Clinton laughs, Lincoln turns toward her'']\
77	Oh, I'm sorry! Did I say something that you found funny?\
78	Wipe that creepy-ass smile off your face and beat this dummy!\
79	[''he turns back to Trump'']\
80	And if she ''does'' win the White House, be a man and hold the door\
81	Don't get your fans stirred up in some sort of Website/{{Twitter}} Civil War!
82	* ScrewPolitenessImASenior: Trump is the oldest man to become president in real life, and in his battle with Hillary Clinton, he's a complete {{Jerkass}} and a PoliticallyIncorrectVillain who says a lot of racist, sexist, and otherwise socially unacceptable things without a second thought.
83	* ShoutOut; while mocking Trump's GlobalIgnorance regarding Iran, Clinton points to two highlighted countries on a world map a la the "country you think about so little" RunningGag on ''Series/LastWeekTonightWithJohnOliver.''
84	* SoreLoser: Lincoln advises Trump to be a GracefulLoser and hold the door for Clinton if she wins, a reference to the widespread belief that Trump would not accept the outcome of the 2016 election if he lost.
85	* ThatRussianSquatDance: Hillary does it in the background when pointing out Trump's Russian connections.
86	* TechnicallyASmile: Lincoln calls Clinton out on her creepy smile.
87	* TookALevelInBadass: Lincoln's at his most badass, having no patience for anyone else's nonsense and slapping Trump twice.
88	* TookALevelInJerkass: Donald Trump is far more sexist, racist and generally unpleasant here than he was in Season 3, following the real Trump's involvement in politics in the 2016 Presidential elections, and the subsequent shift in how he is portrayed because of it.
89	* UnexplainedRecovery: Donald Trump was flat-out stated to be dead in his rap battle with Scrooge. Meaning that, within the context of the ''Epic Rap Battles of History'' universe, either he was brought back somehow or his ghost is running for president. [[AnachronicOrder Or his rap against Scrooge took place after his rap against Clinton.]]
90	* VerySpecialEpisode: This battle is about the 2016 Presidential Election, and all the controversies and social issues from said election are brought forth. Naturally, this gives it a more serious tone than any other battle in the series (except maybe "[[Recap/EpicRapBattlesOfHistoryNicePeterVsEpicLLOYD Nice Peter vs EpicLLOYD 2]]").
91	* VillainHasAPoint: The legitimate criticisms Trump throws at Hillary, such as Clinton herself not being well-liked by much of the population, hit the mark solidly.

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