Ben Stiller spoke out against the White House for using a clip of Tropic Thunder of their latest social media post following the strike on Iran.
“Hey White House, please remove the Tropic Thunder clip,” the actor, 60, wrote via X on Friday, March 6. “We never gave you permission and have little interest in being a component of your propaganda machine. War just isn’t a movie.”
On Thursday, March 5, the official White House X account posted a clip that included Stiller’s satire movie in regards to the Vietnam War which also starred Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr. The post was a montage of other war moments from movies and featured additional snippets from Braveheart, Top Gun, Superman, Transformers, Iron Man 2, Star Wars: The Last Jedi and more.
“JUSTICE THE AMERICAN WAY. 🇺🇸🔥,” read the caption.
Last weekend, President Donald Trump and the White House confirmed that the US launched an airstrike on Iran which killed the country’s leader Ali Khamenei. Khamenei was 86. In an announcement shared via social media on Saturday, February 28, Trump, 79, called Khamenei “some of the evil people in history.”
“This just isn’t only justice for the people of Iran, but for all great Americans,” he said on the time.
The next day, the White House gave an update on the conflict which Trump has known as “Operation Epic Fury.”
“Earlier today, CENTCOM shared the news that three U.S. military service members have been killed in motion,” the White House said via X on Sunday, March 1. “As one nation, we grieve for the true American patriots, who’ve made the last word sacrifice for our nation… We send our immense love & everlasting gratitude to the families of the fallen.”
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Stiller just isn’t the one figure in Hollywood to ask the Trump administration to refrain from using their mental property. Earlier this week, Kesha slammed the White House for featuring her song “Blow” in a pro-war video.
“It’s come to my attention that The White House has used one in every of my songs on TikTok to incite violence and threaten war [prior to the Iran conflict],” the singer, 39, wrote via her Instagram Story on Monday, March 2. “Attempting to make light of war is disgusting and inhumane. I absolutely do NOT approve of my music getting used to advertise violence of any kind.”
Sabrina Carpenter also previously requested the White House to not use her song “Juno” on a video the administration used for the controversial ICE raids.