THE FUSE

It’s nothing new for the White House to use pop culture to try to make fascism and warmongering look super cool to those who automatically clap when they see their favorite character, but it’s usually an isolated franchise, company, or figurehead having to deal with it. Last week, however, the White House’s Twitter account posted a video featuring clips from Superman, John Wick, the MCU, and many, many other series to hype up the masses for the United States and Israel’s joint airstrikes on Iran at the end of February, but the people behind some of the characters featured in the video are speaking out, including Steven Downes, the voice of Halo’s Master Chief.