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\u201cThat\u2019s no moon…\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n
No, Obi-wan, it really isn\u2019t. That\u2019s the official account of the White House posting an AI-generated image\u00a0of Donald Trump as a jacked Jedi. \u00a0<\/p>\n
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Funny the things that pass for normal these days… \u00a0<\/p>\n
To mark Star Wars Day, celebrated on May 4th \u2013 as a nod to the famous quote \u201cMay the force be with you\u201d – the White House posted on its official X account a computer-generated picture of a muscled-to-the-point-of-overcompensation version of Trump clutching a lightsaber in front of US flags and a pair of bald eagles. \u00a0<\/p>\n
It\u2019s… Well, it\u2019s past the point of parody. \u00a0<\/p>\n
The caption read: \u201cHappy May the 4th to all, including the Radical Left Lunatics who are fighting so hard to bring Sith Lords, Murderers, Drug Lords, Dangerous Prisoners, & well known MS-13 Gang Members, back into our Galaxy. You\u2019re not the Rebellion – you\u2019re the Empire. May the 4th be with you.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Many things to unpack here, but one element stood out even more than those comically protruding veins on Trump\u2019s biceps: the red lightsaber. \u00a0<\/p>\n
As even the most casual of Star Wars fans can attest, red is the chosen colour of the villainous Sith Lords. Star Wars creator George Lucas once said regarding lightsaber colours: \u201cGood guys are green and blue, bad guys are red.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Hardly rocket science, but it does mean that the image is an almighty self-own which signals that Trump is the very evil he\u2019s seeking to defeat. \u00a0<\/p>\n
As one X user pointed out: \u201cThe lack of self awareness and hypocrisy by calling the left \u2018the empire\u2019 while showing trump with a Sith lightsaber.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Some argued that red is the Republican colour and therefore works. However, the Star Wars universe features other lightsaber colours like green, yellow or even purple, none of which have negative connotations or links with the Democrats\u2019 colour of choice: blue.<\/p>\n
The blunder is hardly surprising, considering Trump\u2019s cultural illiteracy is documented, as he proved with his frequent Hannibal Lecter references<\/strong><\/a> and lack of knowledge regarding the literary and cinematic references he was making during the campaign trail. Once again, and much like his Hannibal references, this botched Star Wars image is a ridiculous attempt to\u00a0co-opt a popular cinematic touchstone, resulting in confused fearmongering tactics that reveal Trump and his team\u2019s\u00a0genuine lack of cultural savvy.<\/p>\n It was also the second time in three days that the White House shared an AI-generated image of Trump that stoked controversy.\u00a0<\/p>\n