Matt Damon Laughs at Trump Campaign Ad That Used His Movie Monologue Without Permission: ‘I’m Glad They Like Our Writing’

The former president used audio from the 2023 film “Air” in one of his re-election ads without consent from the filmmakers

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Matt Damon is laughing off the Donald Trump campaign ad that lifted from his film “Air” without permission.

During a Friday appearance on “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace,” which was taped before the SAG-AFTRA strike, Wallace asked Damon about the Trump campaign ad that was released in June.

Damon, who is now back in theaters with “Oppenheimer,” responded with a chuckle and said, “I think they took it down… We said ‘You don’t have our permission to use that.’”

However, as Wallace pointed out, as of this publishing, the campaign ad is still live and untouched on Truth Social, where it was originally posted.

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