There was no shortage of spectacle at the Republican National Convention’s opening night, from Melania Trump’s apparently plagiarized speech to Rudy Giuliani’s compelling demonstration of his outside voice. Let us not allow these to distract us, though, from the real star of the show: Donald Trump’s smoke machine.
What a thing! And in some ways, how perfect: A moment of unearned grandiosity that quickly fades, but probably leaves a stink.
Trump, of course, is hardly the first person to use a smoke machine to juice an entrance. He’s joining some esteemed ranks. How does he compare with the previous greats? Judge for yourself.
The Undertaker (But Also Every Other WWE Star)
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Beyoncé
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Josh Groban
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Prince of Pop
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Prince of Darkness
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Prince
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Mark Messier
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The Miami Hurricanes
That One Scene From Close Encounters
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That One Scene From Beaches
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Yuge Weddings
Then again, Trump really is in a class all his own
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