Star Wars icon Mark Hamill has sarcastically apologized for an earlier post featuring an AI generated image of President Donald Trump laying dead in a shallow grave.
Earlier this week, Hamill, who's best known for playing Luke Skywalker in the beloved sci-fi franchise, shared the image on social media, which depicted the U.S. president laying in a flower-surrounded grave in front of a gravestone that reads, "Donald J. Trump 1946-2024," with the words "If Only" written as an overlay.
Hamill's caption read: "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 he'll be disgraced in the history books, forevermore."
The post, shared shortly after an assassination attempt against the president, quickly drew backlash from Trump’s team. President Trump’s rapid response account labeled Hamill a “sick individual,” arguing that comments like his help fuel threats and assassination attempts targeting the president.
"These Radical Left lunatics just can’t help themselves," the administration's Rapid response account wrote. "This kind of rhetoric is exactly what has inspired three assassination attempts in two years against our President."
Facing backlash, Hamill had revised his post on BlueSky by Thursday afternoon, issuing a sarcastic apology to anyone who took offense. Sharing a new photo of President Trump with his hair blowing wildly in the wind, Hamill shared an edited version of his post with a bit more clarity and a so-called apology.
Accurate Edit for Clarity: "He should live long enough to... be held accountable for his... crimes."
Actually, I was wishing him the opposite of dead, but apologize if you found the image inappropriate.
Accurate Edit for Clarity: "He should live long enough to... be held accountable for his... crimes." Actually, I was wishing him the opposite of dead, but apologize if you found the image inappropriate. 💙-mh
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— Mark Hamill (@markhamillofficial.bsky.social) May 7, 2026 at 3:11 PM
Hamill is a vocal Democrat supporter, and was even recently invited by former President Barack Obama to visit his newly opened presidential library in Chciago.
While he isn't part of any upcoming Star Wars projects, Hamill's name is still synonymous with the Star Wars franchise, and the timing couldn't be worse for Disney, which has been trying to stay politically neutral and avoid alienating half its audience. With The Mandalorian and Grogu hitting theaters in just a few weeks, conservative commentators were already calling for a boycott before the trailers even had a chance to trend. It's a reminder that as long as Hamill is seen as the face of Star Wars, his off-screen behavior will follow the brand whether Disney likes it or not.