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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Josh Marcus

White House calls Star Wars actor ‘sick’ for AI photo of Trump

  • Actor Mark Hamill posted an AI image on social media depicting President Donald Trump in a grave with the caption "if only," alongside text wishing for accountability and disgrace.
  • The White House condemned Hamill's post as "one sick individual" and claimed such "Radical Left" rhetoric has inspired multiple assassination attempts against the president.
  • Hamill later issued a clarification, stating he was wishing the president the "opposite of dead" but apologized if the image was found inappropriate.
  • The White House has consistently argued that aggressive left-wing commentary fuels political violence in the U.S., citing the Correspondents’ Dinner shooting suspect's anti-Trump messages.
  • The president himself has repeatedly used AI and harsh rhetoric to make threatening comments about his enemies online, and he has pardoned those convicted of political violence offline.

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