Trump administration lashes out at ‘sick’ Star Wars actor Mark Hamill for AI post of president in the grave

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump administration lashes out at ‘sick’ Star Wars actor Mark Hamill for AI post of president in the graveIn the wake of the recent Correspondents’ Dinner shooting, the White House claimed such rhetoric explained the multiple assassination attempts against the presidentJosh Marcus in San Francisco Thursday 07 May 2026 20:33 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2972555","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mark-hamill-backlash-post-trump-dead-assassination-b2972555.html","title":"White House lashes out at ‘sick’ Star Wars actor over AI post of dead Trump"}}CloseProsecutors release video of armed man storming correspondents’ dinnerSign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"NSC","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","...