--- title: Democrats On Trump: 'Everything Is Awesome' description: Democrats could hardly contain their excitement at the news that reality TV star Donald Trump may run for the GOP presidential nomination. canonical: https://time.com/3749212/donald-trump-democrats/ author: Zeke Miller article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-03-18T15:49:34.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:47:21.626Z article:section: Politics og:title: Democrats On Trump: 'Everything Is Awesome' og:description: They quoted "The Lego Movie" in their glee. og:url: https://time.com/3749212/donald-trump-democrats/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt84cbd3ac2e91389a/6987702b0b72e37f096dcc4b/2015-movies-04.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2560 og:image:height: 1440 og:image:alt: Lego Movie og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Democrats On Trump: 'Everything Is Awesome' twitter:description: They quoted "The Lego Movie" in their glee. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt84cbd3ac2e91389a/6987702b0b72e37f096dcc4b/2015-movies-04.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Democrats On Trump: 'Everything Is Awesome' > Sponsored content. 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Brief is free at time.com/newsletters. by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke Miller Mar 18, 2015 3:49 PM UTC  The Lego Movie The Lego Movie Warner Bros. by [Zeke Miller](https://time.com/author/zeke-j-miller/) ## Zeke Miller Mar 18, 2015 3:49 PM UTC The Democratic National Committee could hardly contain its excitement Wednesday amid news that reality television star Donald Trump has launched a presidential exploratory committee. Holly Shulman, the DNC press secretary, issued a brief video statement summing up the party’s position on Trump’s entrance into the race: For those who haven’t seen it, that’s the [Oscar-nominated song](http://oscar.go.com/nominees/music-original-song/the-lego-movie) “Everything is Awesome” from last year’s “The Lego Movie.” The DNC statement followed with links to some of Trump’s most controversial statements, including his continued questioning of the place of President Obama’s birth, opposition to immigration reform and blaming military sexual assaults on allowing women to serve alongside men. While Democrats are laughing, the GOP is fretting about Trump’s ability to seize the spotlight with outlandish comments. 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