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White House Condemns Hamills AI Trump Grave Image

Published 7 May 2026

Actor Mark Hamill drew sharp condemnation from the White House on Thursday after posting an AI-generated image on Bluesky depicting President Donald Trump lying in an open grave beneath a headstone marked "Donald J. Trump 1946-2026."

The image, shared Wednesday, included the phrase "If Only" overlaid at the bottom. In the accompanying caption, the 74-year-old actor, best known for portraying Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars franchise, wrote: "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. Long enough to realize hell be disgraced in the history books, forevermore. don_TheCON."

The White House Rapid Response account on X reposted a screenshot of Hamill's Bluesky message, stating: "MarkHamill is one sick individual. These Radical Left lunatics just cant help themselves. This kind of rhetoric is exactly what has inspired three assassination attempts in two years against our President."

The response highlighted recent threats against Trump, including a shooting interruption at last month's White House Correspondents Association...

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