A White House social media post intended to celebrate Star Wars Day on May 4th drew widespread criticism after it featured an AI-generated image of former President Donald Trump wielding a red lightsaber—commonly associated with villains in the Star Wars universe.

The image, posted on the White House's official X account, depicted a muscular Trump holding a red Sith lightsaber against a backdrop of American flags and bald eagles. It was accompanied by a caption reading, “Happy 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’re not the Rebellion—you’re the Empire. May the 4th be with you.”

But instead of rallying support, the post quickly became the subject of mockery from Star Wars fans who pointed out the irony of portraying Trump with a red lightsaber—a weapon typically used by Sith Lords, the franchise’s antagonists.

“You’re not the Rebellion—you’re the Empire,” one X user wrote. “Sith Lords, who are loyal to the Empire, use red lightsabers. I guess whoever made that AI garbage hasn’t watched Star Wars.”

Another commenter remarked, “If you’re gonna post stuff like this from the OFFICIAL White House account, it pays to know that red lightsabers means Sith Lords. Jedi usually wield blue or green sabers.”

Critics also noted the contradiction in the post’s attempt to label Trump’s opponents as the “Empire,” while portraying him with the hallmark weapon of the actual villains. “The lack of self-awareness and hypocrisy by calling the left ‘the Empire’ while showing Trump with a Sith lightsaber,” one user commented.

A fan further explained, “The Jedi have blue and green lightsabers except for Mace Windu who has purple because Samuel L. Jackson wanted one, and the Sith have red lightsabers. So the White House is making Trump look a Sith because of the red lightsaber, which are the bad guys.”

Source: The Indian Express