'Jedi' No More: Donald Trump’s 'Star Wars' Post Backfires Badly

On May 4th, Star Wars Day, the White House shared an AI-generated meme of President Donald Trump as a Jedi warrior. But the attempt to frame him as a patriotic "Light Side" hero went sideways fast. Instead of wielding a blue or green lightsaber like a true Jedi, Trump was shown holding a red one, symbol of the Sith Lords and the dark side. The visual misstep set social media ablaze, with users mocking the irony and creating their own meme versions. The post followed another bizarre AI image of Trump as the Pope, adding fuel to the online chaos.