Ben Affleck and Matt Damon released a statement condemning the unauthorized use of an 'Air' monologue in a new campaign video posted by Donald Trump
, features the near-entirety of the audio from the Damon-delivered speech, which in the film is spoken in an effort to get Michael Jordan to sign with Nike, but is used by Trump to get MAGA Nation to part with their money.
“We had no foreknowledge of, did not consent to and do not endorse or approve any footage or audio from being repurposed by the Trump campaign as a political advertisement or for any other use,” Affleck and Damon’s Artists Equity said in a statement Saturday after the campaign video was posted (
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