Donald Trump makes epic WWE-style intro at convention to introduce his wife

Blaring from the loudspeakers: "We Are The Champions" by Queen. It looked like this:

It felt like this:

Trump's a showman, and that he would borrow from the bombast of pro wrestling should be no surprise. He would be the first president to have wrestled in the WWE and is friends with its founder, Vince McMahon (the guy in the .gif above).

But still: Nominees don't typically appear on stage on the first day of national conventions. And Trump's grandiose entrance wasn't even to his own speech — it was merely to introduce his wife.

"Oh, we're gonna win. We're gonna win so big," Trump said.

Here are the immediate thoughts of journalists who — until now — thought they had seen everything:

So, there's that pomp and circumstance we were promised.

— Jane C. Timm (@janestreet) July 19, 2016

HE IS ENTERING THROUGH A FOG MACHNE

— Chris Cillizza (@TheFix) July 19, 2016

OMG pic.twitter.com/wMZ2m91Cmx

— Farhad Manjoo (@fmanjoo) July 19, 2016

It's like the end of "Close Encounters"!

— Glenn Thrush (@GlennThrush) July 19, 2016

On Thursday night he's going to ride out on a flaming motorcycle count on it

— Ezra Klein (@ezraklein) July 19, 2016

Here's Trump again, emerging from a great white light:

Some onlookers found Trump's use of a song by Queen problematic, including the band itself.

After Trump walked out to "We Are The Champions" in a speech last month, Queen guitaristBrian May wrote on his site that the band was exploring legal options to prevent him from using it again.

"My personal reaction to Donald Trump using our music? We'd never give permission," he wrote. "We are taking advice on what steps we can take to ensure this use does not continue. Regardless of our views on Mr Trump's platform, it has always been against our policy to allow Queen music to be used as a political campaigning tool."

The Republican National Committee released its party platform Monday, which condemned the ruling that legalized same-sex marriage across the United States. Queen vocalistFreddie Mercury was reportedly gay and is considered a gay icon by many in the LGBT community.

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