'We still prefer our intellectual property not be used for political purposes,' an HBO spokesman said in a statement to CNBC.
President Donald Trump on Thursday used imagery inspired by HBO's"Game of Thrones" to sell his political messages without the network's permission — again.Trump evoked the epic fantasy television phenomenon, which kicked off its eighth and final season last Sunday, in a tweet celebrating the outcome of special counsel Robert Mueller's probe of Russian election meddling and possible Trump-campaign collusion in 2016.
As part of his victory lap Thursday morning, Trump tweeted an image using a font style that closely matches the title cards and credits used in HBO's show. "Though we can understand the enthusiasm for Game of Thrones now that the final season has arrived, we still prefer our intellectual property not be used for political purposes," an HBO spokesman said in a statement to CNBC.
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