{"id":34910,"date":"2026-03-09T18:52:38","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T10:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=34910"},"modified":"2026-03-09T18:52:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T10:52:38","slug":"master-chief-actor-steve-downes-hits-out-at-the-white-house-for-use-of-his-voice-in-disgusting-and-juvenile-social-media-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=34910","title":{"rendered":"Master Chief Actor Steve Downes Hits Out at the White House for Use of His Voice in \u2018Disgusting and Juvenile’ Social Media Video"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Steve Downes, who plays Master Chief in the Halo series, has demanded the White House remove his voice from a social media video he described as \u201cdisgusting and juvenile war porn.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a video published to the official White House X \/ Twitter account, now viewed over 63 million times, Master Chief is seen and heard issuing his iconic line, \u201cFinishing this fight.\u201d But Halo is not the only world-famous intellectual property used in the video, which was published last week amid the war in the Middle East alongside the text, \u201cJustice the American way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also included are clips of Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Mel Gibson in Braveheart, Tom Cruise in Top Gun, Keanu Reeves as John Wick, and many more, all saying iconic lines of their own. The movie clips are spliced with war footage showing explosions.<\/p>\n

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JUSTICE THE AMERICAN WAY. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83d\udd25 pic.twitter.com\/0502N6a3rL<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The White House (@WhiteHouse) March 6, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Downes, who has expressed concern about the unauthorized use of his voice in the past, took to X \/ Twitter to issue a statement confirming the White House did not gain his permission for this new video, and demanding he be removed from it.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt has come to my attention that there is at least one propaganda video circulating that was either produced or at the very least endorsed by the White House that uses images of Master Chief and uses my voice to support the war in Iran,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet me make this crystal clear: I did not participate in nor was I consulted, nor do I endorse the use of my voice in this video, or the message it conveys.<\/p>\n

\u201cI demand that the producers of this disgusting and juvenile war porn remove my voice immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This is just the latest example of the White House using popular IP for its social media posts. And this isn\u2019t even the first time the Trump administration has used Halo, owned by Microsoft, to promote its actions. In October, Microsoft remained silent after Donald Trump released an AI image of the U.S. president as Master Chief and the Department of Homeland Security used Halo to promote ICE on social media<\/u>. IGN has asked Microsoft for comment on this latest video.<\/p>\n

Last week, the White House posted a video on social media that mixed footage from its bombing operations in Iran with Call of Duty gameplay. IGN has asked Activision for comment, but it has yet to respond.<\/p>\n

Also last week, The Pok\u00e9mon Company issued an official objection after the White House used the recently released spinoff Pokopia for a meme, pushing back against the Trump administration\u2019s repeated use of its intellectual property on social media.<\/p>\n

As pointed out by The New York Times, Trump administration spokesperson Abigail Jackson has previously commented to double down on their social media strategy. \u201cThrough engaging posts and banger memes, we are successfully communicating the president\u2019s extremely popular agenda,\u201d Jackson said. \u201cThere\u2019s a reason so many people try to copy our style \u2014 our message resonates.\u201d<\/p>\n