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In the short clip, Master Chief says he\u2019s \u201cfinishing this fight.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUSTICE THE AMERICAN WAY. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0502N6a3rL\">pic.twitter.com\/0502N6a3rL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/2029741548791853331?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 6, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But over the weekend, actors and others involved in some of the projects shown in the clips condemned the White House\u2019s hype videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Steve Downes, the actor who voices Master Chief, in particular, was none too happy about it, and said he did not endorse the use of his voice or agree to be involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI demand that the producers of this disgusting and juvenile war porn remove my voice immediately,\u201d he posted on X on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JODHpTiAYo\">pic.twitter.com\/JODHpTiAYo<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Steve Downes (@SteveDownes117) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveDownes117\/status\/2030736342464835675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 8, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTropic Thunder\u201d actor and director Ben Stiller also called for the video to be pulled down. A clip of Tom Cruise from the 2008 film appears in the post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHey White House, please remove the Tropic Thunder clip. We never gave you permission and have no interest in being a part of your propaganda machine. War is not a movie,\u201d Stiller wrote in a post on X on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hey White House, please remove the Tropic Thunder clip. We never gave you permission and have no interest in being a part of your propaganda machine. 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