# Winter is Trumping - Game of Thrones Parody with the Donald

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-is-trumping-game-of-thrones-parody-with-the-donald/746909>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [February 23, 2016, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-is-trumping-game-of-thrones-parody-with-the-donald/746909 "2016-02-23T20:00:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-is-trumping-game-of-thrones-parody-with-the-donald/746909/1 "2016-02-23T20:00:11Z")

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[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/I0tE6T-ecmg/maxresdefault.jpg "Winter is Trumping") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0tE6T-ecmg)

> **[Aussie prankster tells why he made 'Game of Thrones' Trump video - MyNewsLA.com](https://mynewsla.com/hollywood/2016/02/23/aussie-prankster-tells-backstory-of-game-of-thrones-trump-video/)**
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> Unlike the characters on HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” Huw Parkinson is a real person. But when he put Trump into a “Thrones” video, he got unreal traffic.

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> The whole thing just felt like a pretty simple hyperbolic analogy to an election campaign. It was an especially good fit when you consider you even have a few family dynasties which would work well with the Bush and Clinton family names.
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> But the concept was too big for me, and was becoming a behemoth. Gradually the idea was whittled down to just being about Trump, I found more moments to connect him with the show than anyone else. So I decided to just keep it focused on him and fun with that idea instead.

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**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2016, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-is-trumping-game-of-thrones-parody-with-the-donald/746909/2 "2016-02-23T23:44:30Z")

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That totally fucking rocked!

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**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2016, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/winter-is-trumping-game-of-thrones-parody-with-the-donald/746909/3 "2016-02-24T00:54:47Z")

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Solid work. Very high energy.

“All men must die.” That’s something a loser would say. Probably Jeb.