White House calls Mark Hamill ‘sick’ after Star Wars actor posts Trump gravesite image

The White House called Star Wars ⁠star Mark Hamill “one ⁠sick individual” on Thursday after ⁠an AI-generated image of US President Donald Trump in a shallow grave was posted on one of the actor’s social media accounts.

“If Only” was inscribed on the image of ‌Trump lying with his eyes closed next to a gravestone, surrounded by daisies, with the inscription “Donald J Trump 1946-2024”. The image was posted on Hamill’s verified Bluesky account.

Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker in the classic Star Wars films that debuted in 1977, wrote that Trump “should ⁠live long enough to witness his inevitable devastating loss in the midterms, be held ‌accountable for his unprecedented corruption, impeached, convicted & humiliated for his countless crimes”.

“Long enough to realize he’ll be disgraced ‌in the history books, forevermore,” the actor added.

The White House responded ⁠on X, ⁠calling Hamill “one sick individual”.

“These Radical Left lunatics just can’t help themselves,” a post from the White ‌House press team wrote. “This kind of rhetoric is exactly what has inspired three assassination attempts in ‌two years ‌against our President.”