Bruce watched the broadcast with a growing sense of disgust and unease. Luthor was up to something. He could tell because he was happy. Besides the fact that his 'new' idea for Metropolis's guardianship was a blatant rip-off of Tony's suit, it was a bald attempt to oust Superman - but the ulterior implications were even more nefarious. It would allow Luthor to have a stranglehold on the city's security, with him at the helm.
Even new jobs, technology, medicine, and medicine were suspect when Luthor's name was attached to it, and Bruce was more than suspicious.
Picking up his cell phone, Bruce hit the speed dial. It was time to talk to Clark.