The White House criticized “Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill on Thursday for sharing a social media post that depicted what appears to be an AI-generated image of President Donald Trump lying in a grave.
“If Only- He 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,” Hamill wrote in a Bluesky post on Wednesday. “Long enough to realize he’ll be disgraced in the history books, forevermore.”
The image showed a headstone with Trump’s name and the years “1946-2024” etched on it.
The post was removed from Hamill’s Bluesky profile by Thursday afternoon.
Hamill’s post came nearly two weeks after a man opened fire outside the Washington Hilton ballroom during the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, where Trump and other White House officials had gathered with journalists for the annual event.
The suspect, Cole Tomas Allen, was charged with attempting to assassinate the president and other crimes. NBC News reported earlier this week that Allen, a 31-year-old teacher and engineer from California, had not entered a plea as of Monday.
The White House’s rapid response team slammed Hamill for his words in a post on X on Thursday.
“This kind of rhetoric is exactly what has inspired three assassination attempts in two years against our President,” the post read, calling Hamill “one sick individual.”
The actor, known for his role as Luke Skywalker, has been among Trump’s most vocal critics, often posting on social media about the president.
Trump has not directly addressed the post.
When asked for comment, a representative for Hamill referred NBC News to the actor’s latest post, in which he wrote: “Actually, I was wishing him the opposite of dead, but apologize if you found the image inappropriate.”
He wrote the “Accurate Edit for Clarity” would be if his statement read: “He should live long enough to... be held accountable for his... crimes.”