Jimmy Kimmel remakes Captain America: Civil War for the 2016 presidential race

Captain America meets the 2016 race on Jimmy Kimmel Live — (Image credit: Jimmy Kimmel Live)

Jimmy Kimmel set up his special presidential election version of Captain America: Civil War on Monday's Kimmel Live by noting the similarities between the 2016 race and the new Marvel movie: "Both feature former friends who are now enemies, they both feature powerful men and women who are also cartoon characters, and there's a lot of interest in both." In the trailer, Bernie Sanders is Captain America and Donald Trump is Iron Man. Hillary Clinton makes a cameo near the end, but Ben Carson, oddly, gets the best line. Watch below. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.