Illustration: Handout/White House
It’s May 4, the annual day to celebrate all things Star Wars, and since the White House loves posting fantasy Donald Trump content, it didn’t miss this opportunity. Days after Trump shared an AI-generated image of himself as Pope, the White House X account shared what is almost certainly an AI-generated image of Trump as a MAGA Star Wars character, while also aping Trump’s tradition of dragging his enemies on major holidays:
Happy May the 4th to all, including the Radical Left Lunatics who are fighting so hard to 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. pic.twitter.com/G883DhDRR5
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) May 4, 2025
This post was clearly just a forced joke, but you don’t have to be a Star Wars scholar to notice they got a lot of things wrong. Here are some questions following an admittedly too-close examination:
Why is Trump wielding a red lightsaber?
Traditionally in the Star Wars universe, the only characters who use red lightsabers as their primary weapon are the bad guys, the Sith. Though Jedi might use a red lightsaber out of necessity, they wouldn’t go with one by default. So though the White House tweet suggests “Radical Left Lunatics” are “fighting so hard” to “bring Sith Lords … back into our Galaxy,” they are basically saying Trump is the Sith.
Why does he have two lightsabers?
Illustration: Intelligencer
He’s wielding one lightsaber in his hand, and he’s got another one hanging off his belt. What’s up with that? While there are examples of Jedi (like Ashoka Tano) and Sith (like Emperor Palpatine and Darth Maul) carrying and wielding two lightsabers at once, they use both lightsabers — they don’t just carry one as a backup. Is Trump so bad at using his lightsaber that enemies keep taking it away from him (and so bad at using the force that he can’t force grab it back) that he needs a second one?
Or perhaps, like J.J. Abrams, the White House is just trying to give fans more of what they want even if it doesn’t make any sense.
Why does Star Wars Trump need to be hulked out on steroids?
Being a force user is not about physical strength, or about being a person of imposing size. And it’s safe to presume that Jedi would never bulk up at the gym or poison their bodies with performance enhancing drugs like steroids, since mindfulness, balance, and being one with the force are the ultimate performance enhancers. Trump in this image looks like a roided-out core-world failson who has no force abilities and is trying to scam folks into thinking he’s stronger than he is. Hulk Darth Trump might want to get his blood pressure checked, too.
Why is his head so big?
Trump’s body isn’t just weirdly muscle-bound and veiny, but it’s also somehow too small for his head. Or is it that his head is too big? Or is his belt just crazy high? Speaking of which…
Why is he wearing two belts?
There’s needlessly two of everything in this image, and his weird belt is no exception. There are two belt tips, or maybe it’s two belts:
Illustration: Intelligencer
How would a belt like that even work? Does he need a double belt because of his short oversized body? Can he not use a combination of a single belt and the force to hold his battle robe together? Is this all part of some special outfit Trump needs to fight MS-13? Is Darth Trump really into leather?
Why are there two massive bald eagles?
Three American flags in the background a little much, but not unheard of in patriotic cosplay. Two man-sized bald eagles, though? Is one the master and the other an apprentice? Or is it that in the MAGA Star Wars canon, the only way to display maximum patriotism is with double the eagles?
Are the eagles using the force?
Perhaps their perches are just hidden behind Darth Trump’s massive body, but the two bald eagles also look like maybe they don’t have feet. It’s not clear why one is higher than the other, either. Perhaps they are Sith bald eagles who can hover in the air without the need for their wings by using the force? Also, since there is no red glow visible on the eagles, do they even exist at all? Are they some kind of force vision offering advice on scavenging for fish? Is Hulk Darth Trump just posing in front of a painting?
Did DOGE fire all the White House copy editors?
There is a “to to” typo in this tweet. Is the AI that DOGE wants to replace all government workers with that half-baked, or was this just some overeager White House staffer in a rush to get up a May 4 shitpost? Either way, the tweet appears to have been just as poorly conceived and haphazardly executed as almost everything else the Trump administration tries to do.
This post has been updated.
