The White House has called on Barack Obama to condemn Mark Hamill's recent AI post on Donald Trump.
‘One Sick Individual’: Barack Obama Urged to Condemn 'Lunatic' Mark Hamill’s Trump AI Post
Former President Barack Obama has now been dragged into a controversy related to Star Wars actor Mark Hamill.
After the actor posted an AI-generated image of President Donald Trump lying in a grave, the White House is now asking Obama to take a stand.
The AI image was posted by the actor on Bluesky on Wednesday, May 6, and showed Trump lying in a shallow grave with his eyes closed. The post was captioned, "if only."
He also 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.”
While the actor has deleted the AI image, the White House has asked Obama to "condemn" the photo.
In a statement to Fox News, White House spokesman Davis Ingle called on Obama and said, "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?"
An X user reacts to Mark Hamill's post.
Mark Hamill Met Barack Obama During the Opening of Obama Presidential Center
Just a few days ago, the actor had appeared in a video alongside the former president. The two celebrated Star Wars Day on May 4 and promoted the opening of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago.
The 74-year-old actor has been a strong critic of Trump and his policies. He has often used social media to criticize him on various issues.
However, the actor's followers believe that the image was meant as dark satire and not a threat.
This has particularly drawn backlash as it comes days after the third assassination attempt against the president during the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.
Mark Hamill Deletes Post After Backlash
After facing immense backlash, The Long Walk actor deleted his post.
However, after deleting the photo, he posted a new image that showed Trump's hair blowing in the wind.
He wrote, "Accurate Edit for Clarity: 'He should live long enough to... be held accountable for his... crimes.'"
Condemning the actor's post and calling him "sick," The White House Rapid Response 47 on X wrote, "@MarkHamill is one sick individual. These radical left lunatics just can't help themselves. This kind of rhetoric is exactly what has inspired three assassination attempts in two years against our President."
Netizens Weigh In
Many users on X reacted to the AI image of Trump and the White House asking Obama to take a stand.
One user wrote, "It’s time to arrest these people, threatening our president."
"Why hasn't Star Wars and other franchises been affected yet? They have been fighting and k*lling since 1978," wrote another.
An X user reacts to Mark Hamill's recent AI post on Donald Trump.
An individual commented, "Generate an AI meme of someone in Hamill’s family in a grave and see what his response is."
One user chimed in, "Come on him and Obama probably made the image together and laughed about it."
According to Us Weekly, Hamill had also expressed his desire to relocate from the United States after Trump won a second term in the White House.