Master Chief voice actor calls on White House to remove his voice

Steve Downes, the voice actor for Halo's Master Chief, has publicly called on the White House to remove his voice from a video on X titled "JUSTICE THE AMERICAN WAY." The 42-second clip was uploaded to the White House X account on March 6 and is aimed at ginning up enthusiasm for the United States and Israel's war on Iran.

That war, initiated on February 28, has killed over 1,300 civilians so far, per Iranian reports, including a strike on a school which reportedly killed over 100 children. The United States has blamed Iran for that strike; analysis by the NYT suggests it was hit by US bombs as part of a "precision strike" on a nearby naval base.

At the time of writing, the original video remains live on The White House's X page. This is not the first time performers have objected to the account's use of their work: last year, Sabrina Carpenter lashed out when the same account posted a video using one of her songs atop footage of ICE raids.

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