--- title: Elizabeth Banks Mocks Trump To 'We Are The Champions' description: Elizabeth Banks entered the Democratic convention Tuesday night to 'We Are The Champions' as she mocked Donald Trump. canonical: https://time.com/4425388/dnc-elizabeth-banks-donald-trump/ author: Will Drabold article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-27T00:34:20.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:45:52.215Z article:section: Politics og:title: Elizabeth Banks Mocks Donald Trump's Entrance at Convention og:description: "That was over the top" og:url: https://time.com/4425388/dnc-elizabeth-banks-donald-trump/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7a8248ea38d7b6a7/69889f93a988ca369c6b8cd8/elizabeth-banks-facebook.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 3618 og:image:height: 2035 og:image:alt: elizabeth-banks-facebook og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Elizabeth Banks Mocks Donald Trump's Entrance at Convention twitter:description: "That was over the top" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7a8248ea38d7b6a7/69889f93a988ca369c6b8cd8/elizabeth-banks-facebook.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Elizabeth Banks Mocks Donald Trump's Entrance at Democratic Convention > Sponsored content. 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Daniel Acker—Getty Images by [Will Drabold](https://time.com/author/will-drabold/) ## Will Drabold Jul 27, 2016 12:34 AM UTC Actress Elizabeth Banks used her brief moment in the spotlight at the Democratic convention to mock Donald Trump. A star in the _Hunger Games_ and _Pitch Perfect_ movies, Banks stepped on stage to Queen’s “We Are the Champions” while shrouded in white light and fog, the same way that Trump took the stage on the first night of the Republican convention. “That was over the top,” Banks said. “The Trump campaign is so hard up for money, I just bought that fog machine on eBay for 30 bucks,” Banks said. “I don’t feel good about it. I don’t.” Banks, who is a host of the second night of the convention, then jokingly asked the crowd who was ready to “pound a few cheesesteaks” with her after the show. 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