“Star Wars” actor Marc Hamill I might not be able to use the Force to get out of this! The actor, best known for his role as Luke Skywalker in the Lucasfilm franchise, has never shied away from expressing his political views. However, he may have gone too far by sharing an AI-generated photo of the US president. Donald Trump in a tomb with the legend “If only”.
On Wednesday, “The Life of Chuck” actor shared an AI-generated image on Bluesky depicting current US President Donald Trump in a shallow grave, with daisies growing around his body. The image featured a tombstone containing the president’s name and the dates 1946-2024. The words “If only” were written at the bottom.
Hamill captioned the post: “If only – he would live long enough to witness his inevitable devastating midterm loss, be held accountable for his unprecedented corruption, impeached, convicted and humiliated for his countless crimes. »
He added: “Long enough to realize that he will forever be dishonored in the history books. » He ended his message with the hashtag “#don_TheCON.”
The White House criticized the AI image of Donald Trump by Mark Hamill
White House spokesman Davis Ingle responded to the post with a brief statement, calling the actor a “deranged lunatic” and mocking the Obama Presidential Center’s Star Wars Day video from May 4.
“Barack Hussein Obama just appeared in a video with this deranged lunatic three days ago,” he wrote. “Now this same person is calling for the death of President Trump. Why aren’t Obama and the Democrats condemning this disgusting call for violence?”
Mark Hamill apologized for the post
Mark Hamill deleted his post of President Trump lying on a grave after receiving backlash from the White House.
He posted a follow-up message to try to turn back the clock:
“Specific edit for clarity:
“He should live long enough to…be held accountable for his…crimes.” »
Actually… pic.twitter.com/55BFwZRwEw
— Jacktron (@jacktronprime) May 7, 2026
On Thursday afternoon, Hamill deleted the original photo and shared a new message.
“Specific edit for clarity: ‘He should live long enough to…be held accountable for his…crimes,'” he wrote alongside another photo of Trump. “I actually wished him the opposite of death, but apologies if you found the image inappropriate.”
Mark Hamill described as a “sick individual”
.@MarkHamill is a sick person.
These radical left crazies just can’t help themselves.
This kind of rhetoric is exactly what inspired three assassination attempts in two years against our president. pic.twitter.com/daJqcyssm7
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 7, 2026
The official White House Rapid Response account also took to X, the social media platform also known as Twitter, to criticize Mark Hamill’s post.
“@MarkHamill is a sick person,” the account wrote. “Those radical left crazies just can’t help themselves. This kind of rhetoric is exactly what inspired three assassination attempts in two years against our president.”
Donald Trump shared his own message on Star Wars Day
May 4 is known as Star Wars Day, due to the iconic phrase “May the Force be with you”, when it becomes “May the Fourth be with you”.
This year, the official White House account
“In a galaxy that demands strength, America is ready,” the post’s caption reads. “So it is. May the 4th be with you.”
Happy May 4th to everyone, including the crazy radical leftists who are fighting so hard to bring Sith Lords, murderers, drug lords, dangerous prisoners and well-known MS-13 gang members back to our Galaxy. You are not the Rebellion, you are the Empire.
May the 4th be with you. pic.twitter.com/G883DhDRR5
– The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 4, 2025
For Star Wars Day 2025, the White House released another AI-generated photo of Trump holding a red lightsaber. The color red is commonly associated with the Sith, or “evil”, and has been widely mocked online.
“Happy May 4th to everyone, including the crazy radical leftists who are fighting so hard to bring Sith Lords, murderers, drug lords, dangerous prisoners, and well-known MS-13 gang members back to our galaxy. You are not the Rebellion – you are the Empire,” the post’s caption reads. “May the 4th be with you. »
Is Mark Hamill done with “Star Wars”?
The character of Luke Skywalker died at the end of 2017 in the controversial “The Last Jedi”, although some still hope for his return. Hamill seems to have left a galaxy far, far away; However, as he said Comic in June 2025, Lucasfilm is expected to focus on a new cast of characters.
“But my deal is I’ve had my time. I appreciate that, but I think they should focus on the future and all the new characters,” he said before pointing out that Luke physically “disappeared” after his death and left only his cape on the ground.
“I left my robes behind. And there’s no way I’m going to appear like a naked force ghost,” the actor joked.