Overview

• The White House shared an AI-generated image of Donald Trump holding a red lightsaber to celebrate Star Wars Day on May 4, 2025.
• The post, captioned with partisan messaging targeting political opponents, compared Democrats to the Empire from the Star Wars universe.
• Fans quickly pointed out that red lightsabers are traditionally associated with Sith villains, raising questions about the administration's cultural awareness.
• The image, identified as 99.9% AI-generated by the Hive detection tool, follows another controversial AI post of Trump as the Pope earlier this week.
• The Star Wars Day post has gone viral, amassing over 1.2 million views and reigniting discussions on the ethics of AI use in government messaging.