Mark Hamill Faces Criticism After Posting Image Depicting President Trump Dead
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“Star Wars” actor Mark Hamill is facing widespread criticism after posting an image on his verified Bluesky account depicting President Trump dead in a grave alongside the caption “If Only.”
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USA TodayActor Mark Hamill, known best for playing Skywalker in the "Star Wars" franchise, drew the condemnation of the White House for a post he made on social media about President Donald Trump that referenced the president's future death.
The Guardian USThe White House has branded Star Wars actor Mark Hamill “a sick individual” after an AI-generated image showing Donald Trump in a shallow grave, with the words “If Only” as an overlay was posted to one of star’s social media accounts.
BreitbartDisney’s Star Wars star Mark Hamill, just days after posing with President Barack Obama to promote his presidential library in Chicago, Illinois, posted a photo of President Donald Trump in a grave with the caption that said “If Only.”
Washington ExaminerStar Wars actor Mark Hamill posted a photo depicting President Donald Trump dead, including the text “if only,” just weeks after the third assassination attempt against Trump in two years.
New York PostHamill faced backlash for posting on Bluesky what appeared to be Trump lying over a grave just days after an assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner with the caption “If Only.”
The Daily WireLOS ANGELES, May 7 (Reuters) – The White House called “Star Wars” star Mark Hamill “one sick individual” on Thursday after an AI-generated image of President Donald Trump in a shallow grave was posted on one of the actor’s social media accounts.
BBC NewsThe White House has called Star Wars actor Mark Hamill "one sick individual" after he posted an AI-generated image of US President Donald Trump in a shallow grave, alongside the caption "if only".
HuffPostHamill, who has frequently taunted Trump, took to BlueSky on Wednesday and posted a pic of the president lying in a grave while the tombstone reveals he died in 2024.
ReutersWhite House calls Mark Hamill 'sick' after actor posts Trump gravesite image Reuters
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The grave post is also reigniting debate over comments made by ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host Jimmy Kimmel last week. Ahead of the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner — which was cut short when a gunman attempted to breach the Washington Hilton ballroom where Mr. Trump and much of the nation’s political leadership had gathered — Mr. Kimmel made a joke during his Thursday night monologue, saying of first lady Melania Trump, “Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow.”
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BreitbartABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! host Jimmy Kimmel repeatedly joked last week about President Trump dying, defended it, then lectured First Lady Melania Trump for daring to call him out on it. This, of course, was merely days after the assassination attempt on the president’s life at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner — an assassination attempt that several Hollywood celebrities, including Mad Men star January Jones and actress Mia Farrow claimed was staged.
BBC NewsFollowing the shooting, Melania Trump and other US officials demanded that comedian and TV chat show host Jimmy Kimmel be sacked by ABC after he joked on-air, in a parody sketch days before the shooting, that the first lady had a "glow like an expectant widow".
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The White House spoke out against the post in a statement to Fox News Digital at the time.
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Washington ExaminerWhite House spokesman David Ingle condemned the post in a statement to Fox News, calling on Democrats to also speak out against the “call to violence.”
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"Barack Hussein Obama just appeared in a video with this deranged lunatic three days ago," White House spokesman Davis Ingle said in a statement to USA TODAY. "Now this same person is calling for President Trump to die. Why won’t Obama and Democrats condemn this disgusting call to violence?" Reach Joey Garrison on X @joeygarrison.
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Washington Examiner“Barack Hussein Obama just appeared in a video with this deranged lunatic three days ago. Now this same person is calling for President Trump to die. Why won’t Obama and Democrats condemn this disgusting call to violence?” Ingle said.
New York Post“Barack Hussein Obama just appeared in a video with this deranged lunatic three days ago. Now this same person is calling for President Trump to die,” White House spokesman Davis Ingle told Fox News Digital in a statement.
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.@MarkHamill is one sick individual. These Radical Left lunatics just can’t help themselves.
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The Daily Wire.@MarkHamill is one sick individual. These Radical Left lunatics just can’t help themselves.
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01 Breitbart On the tombstone, the date of death is 2024, with the obvious implication being “if only” he had died before being reelected in a landslide in 2024. You can also assume quite reasonably that Hamill wishes that the assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania, in the summer of 2024 had been successful.
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02 The Guardian US Trump himself has often led calls for physical aggression, with the Atlantic in 2024 documenting 40 occasions in which the president had incited or praised violence against US citizens, including one episode when he spoke of training guns on the face of Liz Cheney, a Republican former congresswoman and political enemy.
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03 BBC News BBC News has asked the actor's representatives for a comment on the White House remarks about him.
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04 New York Post “Why won’t Obama and Democrats condemn this disgusting call to violence?” By Thursday, the original post was deleted and replaced with a new post featuring an image of Trump with windswept hair.
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05 Washington Examiner Hamill’s posts came weeks after the president faced his third assassination attempt.
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06 HuffPost Since BlueSky is a relatively liberal platform compared with X, the vast majority of respondents had no problem with Hamill’s post.
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07 The Daily Wire Also in 2024, a man was found hiding in bushes with weapons close to where Trump was golfing. He was convicted of attempted assassination in February.
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08 Washington Times Mr. Kimmel addressed the backlash on his show the following Monday, calling the remark a “light roast” and saying it was “not, by any stretch of the definition, a call to assassination.”
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