{"id":331126,"date":"2026-05-08T07:53:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T02:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=331126"},"modified":"2026-05-08T07:53:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T02:23:00","slug":"mark-hamill-apologizes-after-donald-trump-post-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/08\/mark-hamill-apologizes-after-donald-trump-post-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Hamill Apologizes After Donald Trump Post Backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cStar Wars\u201d actor <strong>Mark Hamill<\/strong> may not have the ability to make use of the Force to get out of this one! The actor, best known for his role as Luke Skywalker within the Lucasfilm franchise, has never been shy about his political opinions. Nonetheless, he may need taken things a step too far when he shared an AI-generated photo of U.S. President <strong>Donald Trump<\/strong> in a grave with the caption, \u201cIf Only.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-star-wars-actor-mark-hamill-shared-an-ai-photo-of-donald-trump-in-a-grave\">\u2018Star Wars\u2019 Actor Mark Hamill Shared An AI Photo Of Donald Trump In A Grave<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>On Wednesday, \u201cThe Lifetime of Chuck\u201d actor shared an AI-generated image on Bluesky depicting current U.S. President Donald Trump in a shallow grave, with daisies growing around his body. The image featured a gravestone that contained the President\u2019s name and the dates 1946-2024. The words \u201cIf Only\u201d were written at the underside.<\/p>\n<p>Hamill captioned the post, \u201cIf Only \u2014 He should live long enough to witness his inevitable devastating loss within the midterms, be held accountable for his unprecedented corruption, impeached, convicted &#038; humiliated for his countless crimes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cLong enough to understand he\u2019ll be disgraced within the history books, forevermore.\u201d He capped off his message with the hashtag \u201c#don_TheCON.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-white-house-slammed-mark-hamill-s-ai-image-of-donald-trump\">The White House Slammed Mark Hamill\u2019s AI Image Of Donald Trump<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Mark Hamill and Barack Obama: Happy Star Wars Day\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-2-f-6Wq43o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>White House Spokesman Davis Ingle responded to the post with a transient statement, calling the actor a \u201cderanged lunatic\u201d and mocking the Obama Presidential Center\u2019s Star Wars Day video on May 4.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBarack Hussein Obama just appeared in a video with this deranged lunatic three days ago,\u201d he wrote. \u201cNow this same person is looking for President Trump to die. Why won\u2019t Obama and Democrats condemn this disgusting call to violence?\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mark-hamill-apologized-for-the-post\">Mark Hamill Apologized For The Post<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"iframe-container\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mark Hamill deleted his post of President Trump lying on a grave after getting backlash from the White House.<\/p>\n<p>He made a follow up post attempting to backtrack:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccurate Edit for Clarity:<\/p>\n<p>\u2018He should live long enough to\u2026    be held accountable for his\u2026      crimes.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Actually,\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/55BFwZRwEw\">pic.twitter.com\/55BFwZRwEw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jacktron (@jacktronprime) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jacktronprime\/status\/2052477990093906050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On Thursday afternoon, Hamill deleted the unique photo and shared a brand new message.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccurate Edit for Clarity: \u2018He should live long enough to\u2026 be held accountable for his\u2026\u00a0 crimes,&#8217;\u201d he wrote alongside one other photo of Trump. \u201cActually, I used to be wishing him the other of dead, but apologize if you happen to found the image inappropriate.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-mark-hamill-called-one-sick-individual\">Mark Hamill Called \u2018One Sick Individual\u2019<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"iframe-container\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarkHamill?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MarkHamill<\/a> is one sick individual.<\/p>\n<p>These Radical Left lunatics just can\u2019t help themselves.<\/p>\n<p>This sort of rhetoric is strictly what has inspired three assassination attempts in two years against our President. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/daJqcyssm7\">pic.twitter.com\/daJqcyssm7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapidResponse47\/status\/2052389711159632330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The official White House Rapid Response account also took to X, the social media platform also referred to as Twitter, to slam Mark Hamill\u2019s post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c@MarkHamill is one sick individual,\u201d the account wrote. \u201cThese Radical Left lunatics just can\u2019t help themselves. This sort of rhetoric is strictly what has inspired three assassination attempts in two years against our President.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-donald-trump-shared-his-own-post-on-star-wars-day\">Donald Trump Shared His Own Post On Star Wars Day<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><\/figure>\n<p>May 4 is referred to as Star Wars Day, on a play of the signature phrase \u201cMay the Force Be With You,\u201d when it becomes \u201cMay The Fourth Be With You.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This 12 months, the official White House X account\u00a0posted a picture of Trump\u00a0as Pedro Pascal\u2019s bounty hunter character Din Djarin holding Grogu, more affectionately referred to as Baby Yoda, ahead of \u201cThe Mandalorian &#038; Grogu\u201d movie, which hits theaters later this month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a galaxy that demands strength \u2013 America stands ready,\u201d the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/2051321953022042350\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">post<\/a>\u2018s caption said. \u201cThat is the best way. May the 4th be with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"iframe-container\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pleased May the 4th to all, including the Radical Left Lunatics who&#8217;re fighting so hard to to bring Sith Lords, Murderers, Drug Lords, Dangerous Prisoners, &#038; well-known MS-13 Gang Members, back into our Galaxy. You\u2019re not the Revolt\u2014you\u2019re the Empire.<\/p>\n<p>May the 4th be with you. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/G883DhDRR5\">pic.twitter.com\/G883DhDRR5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/1919053040734072844?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 4, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>For Star Wars Day 2025, the White House posted one other AI-generated photo of Trump holding a red lightsaber. The colour red is normally related to the Sith, or \u201cevil,\u201d and was widely mocked online. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPleased May the 4th to all, including the Radical Left Lunatics who&#8217;re fighting so hard to to bring Sith Lords, Murderers, Drug Lords, Dangerous Prisoners, &#038; well-known MS-13 Gang Members, back into our Galaxy. You\u2019re not the Revolt \u2014 you\u2019re the Empire,\u201d the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/1919053040734072844\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"(opens in a new tab)\">post<\/a>\u2019s caption read. \u201cMay the 4th be with you.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-is-mark-hamill-done-with-star-wars\">Is Mark Hamill Done With \u2018Star Wars\u2019?<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium_large caption_belowImage credit_onImage mobile-image-full-width\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">OConnor\/ AFF-USA.com \/ MEGA <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Luke Skywalker\u2019s character passed away at the top of 2017\u2019s controversial \u201cThe Last Jedi,\u201d although some are still hoping for his return. Hamill seems to have moved on from a galaxy far, far-off; nevertheless, as he told <em>Comicbook<\/em> in June 2025, Lucasfilm should deal with a brand new forged of characters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut my deal is, I had my time. I\u2019m appreciative of that, but I feel they need to deal with the long run and all the brand new characters,\u201d he said before declaring that Luke physically \u201cdisappeared\u201d following his death and only left his cloak on the bottom.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI left my robes behind. And there\u2019s no way I\u2019m gonna appear as a unadorned force ghost,\u201d the actor joked.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cStar Wars\u201d actor Mark Hamill may not have the ability to make use of the Force to get out of this one! 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