Editing Hannibal Lecter (section)

===In other media===
[[Donald Trump]] repeatedly mentioned Lecter at rallies during his [[Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign|2024 presidential campaign]], referring to him as "The late, great Hannibal Lecter", and then speaking of him as if he were a real person. Trump at times associated migrants coming into the United States with the fictional character, stating that they were being let out of "insane asylums" similar to that in which Lecter was detained, and thereafter fleeing to America.<ref>{{Cite web | first=David |last=Mouriquand| date=July 19, 2024 |title=What is it with Donald Trump's obsession with Hannibal Lecter? |url=https://www.euronews.com/culture/2024/07/19/what-is-it-with-donald-trumps-obsession-with-hannibal-lecter |access-date=July 20, 2024 |website=[[Euronews]] |language=en}}</ref> In April 2025, Trump claimed that Lecter helped him win the presidential election.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hartmann |first1=Margaret |title=Trump Praises Hannibal Lecter for Helping Him Win Reelection |url=https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/trump-praises-hannibal-lecter-for-helping-him-win-reelection.html |website=Intelligencer |access-date=14 April 2025 |language=en |date=9 April 2025}}</ref> Due to his references to Hannibal Lecter as being "late", which is widely considered to be an odd statement about a movie character who never actually lived in the first place, some people have theorized that Trump might believe that Hannibal Lecter was actually a real person.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Heritage |first1=Stuart |title=Why is Donald Trump so obsessed with Hannibal Lecter? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/article/2024/jul/25/donald-trump-hannibal-lecter |website=The Guardian |access-date=14 April 2025 |date=25 July 2024}}</ref>