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White House Condemns Mark Hamill Over Trump Grave Image
The White House said the post was the kind of rhetoric that has inspired 3 assassination attempts against the president.
- On Thursday, 'Star Wars' actor Mark Hamill faced backlash after sharing an AI-generated image on BlueSky depicting President Donald Trump lying in a grave with the caption 'If Only.'
- The White House Rapid Response account condemned the post as 'sick,' warning that such rhetoric has 'inspired three assassination attempts in two years' against Trump.
- Hamill's post featured a gravestone reading 'Donald J. Trump 1946-2024' and accompanied text stating, 'He should live long enough to witness his inevitable devastating loss in the midterms' and be held accountable for 'countless crimes.'
- The post emerged just weeks after suspect Cole Tomas Allen allegedly attempted to assassinate the president at the White House Correspondents Dinner, intensifying concerns about political violence.
- Supporters of President Trump are demanding condemnation from Democrats, while Hamill recently visited President Barack Obama's presidential library in Chicago this week, highlighting political polarization.
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