Mark Hamill, known for his role as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars, faced backlash from the White House after posting an AI-generated image on Bluesky depicting U.S. President Donald Trump lying in a shallow grave with daisies and a gravestone reading 'Donald J. Trump 1946-2024'. The post, captioned 'If Only', was accompanied by a statement wishing for Trump to face legal consequences but not death.
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Mark Hamill faced backlash after posting an AI-generated image depicting President Donald Trump in a grave, which he later deleted and apologized for. The White House condemned the post, linking it to recent assassination attempts against Trump. Hamill clarified that he wished for Trump to face legal consequences but not death.
The White House responded on X, calling Hamill 'one sick individual' and linking the post to three recent assassination attempts against President Trump. According to multiple sources, these incidents include a shotgun firing outside the White House Correspondents' Dinner in April 2024, a shooting at a rally in Pennsylvania where Trump was injured in the ear, and an arrest of a man hiding with weapons near one of Trump's golf courses.
Hamill later deleted the post and issued an apology, clarifying that he wished for the opposite of death for Trump but acknowledged if others found the image inappropriate. The White House further criticized Hamill by mentioning his recent appearance in a video with former President Barack Obama, questioning why Democrats did not condemn what they termed 'a call to violence'.
Hamill has been a vocal critic of President Trump, previously expressing shame over Trump's re-election and feeling like he was in the minority among Americans. He stated on the podcast 'WTF with Marc Maron' that he believed there were more decent and honest Americans than those who supported Trump.
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