{"id":2237344,"date":"2024-05-04T19:18:01","date_gmt":"2024-05-04T23:18:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-mocked-for-cringe-luke-skywalker-press-briefing-appearance\/"},"modified":"2024-05-04T19:21:00","modified_gmt":"2024-05-04T23:21:00","slug":"white-house-mocked-for-cringe-luke-skywalker-press-briefing-appearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-mocked-for-cringe-luke-skywalker-press-briefing-appearance\/","title":{"rendered":"White House Ridiculed for Awkward Luke Skywalker Press Briefing Cameo"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhite-house-mocked-for-cringe-luke-skywalker-press-briefing-appearance%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2237344&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article\u200c discusses the chaotic campus scenarios involving\u2064 pro-Palestine activities against Israeli occupation alongside \u2063the unexpected appearance of\u200b &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; \u200bstar Mark Hamill at the White House <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-extends-southern-california-stay-at-home-order-for-at-least-another-three-weeks\/\" title=\"Newsom Extends Southern California Stay-at-Home Order For at Least Another Three Weeks\">press briefing<\/a>. Hamill&#8217;s light-hearted interaction drew mixed \u2063responses, with some criticizing the \u2062event&#8217;s timing amidst ongoing serious issues. The article questions the optics of such distractions \u200cby the Biden administration.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/commentary\/\">  Commentary <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/remmanuel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/remmanuel\/%20\"><span>Rachel M. Emmanuel<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 4, 2024 at 1:40pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Over the past two weeks, the country has devolved into chaos as campuses nationwide featured Palestinian flags, chants calling for an \u201cintifada\u201d uprising against Israeli \u201coccupation,\u201d and shouting slogans like, \u201cFrom the river to the sea, Palestine will be free\u201d \u2014 an anti-Semitic chestnut routinely heard around \u201canti-Nazi\u201d Democrat water coolers these days.<\/p>\n<p>Fellow students became enemies, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elite-universities-now-getting-hit-yet-another-problem-furious-parents\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">universities<\/a> were divided between pro-Israel and anti-Israel factions, with one group screaming slurs and threats at the other and even preventing them from attending classes.<\/p>\n<p>But at the Biden White House, there was giggling and excitement\u00a0as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/shocking-report-reveals-disneys-star-wars-box-office-failed-cover-cost-franchise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cStar Wars\u201d<\/a> legend Mark Hamill paid the president a visit and then took over the White House press briefing.<\/p>\n<p>The 71-year-old Hamill followed White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre into the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/president-trump-senate-republicans-pile-on-pressure-to-approve-2k-stimulus-payments\/\" title=\"President Trump, Senate Republicans pile on pressure to approve K stimulus payments\">briefing room<\/a> and stood behind her.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iSPOAJjzuHw?si=rfngrX-53vhzAeKQ&#038;start=2\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh my goodness, I wonder why?\u201d Jean-Pierre exclaimed as if the meeting were a kindergarten show-and-tell rather than a press briefing in the middle of some of the nation\u2019s most turbulent weeks in recent history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t say things don\u2019t get exciting in here sometimes,\u201d Jean Pierre exclaimed, practically gushing as she reiterated that she was \u201creally excited\u201d to introduce Hamill to them.<\/p>\n<p>Hamill then took to the podium, joking with reporters, \u201cHow many of you had \u2018Mark Hamill will lead the press briefing\u2019 on your bingo card? Hands?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, me either,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Would Ronald Reagan&#8217;s White House have ever tried a stunt like this?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Hamill explained that he had just met with President Joe Biden, who gifted him a pair of sunglasses. \u201cI love the merch, I love it all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut listen, I just want to say I was honored to be asked to come to the White House to meet the president, the most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/star-wars-legend-mark-hamill-makes-cameo-at-white-house-press-briefing\/\" title=\"Mark Hamill, Star Wars icon, surprises at White House briefing\">legislatively successful president<\/a> in my lifetime,\u201d Hamill said, proving his exceptional acting skills.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd, you know, I don\u2019t have to go through the list \u2014 the bipartisan infrastructure law, the PACT Act, the CHIPS Act, all that. Inflation, 15 million jobs, it\u2019s all good,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The actor opened the floor to questions but added, \u00a0\u201cNo \u2018Star Wars\u2019 questions, please,\u201d as if anything else he had to say would be of interest to either reporters or the American people.<\/p>\n<p>When questioned by a reporter about the nature of his meeting with the president, Hamill said that while he had anticipated a brief five-minute interaction, the conversation extended much longer than expected. According to the actor, Biden took the time to show him various photographs, making the experience particularly memorable, and it had been the first time Hamill had been in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wh-counsel-warns-biden-stop-bringing-big-donors-oval-office\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oval Office<\/a>, although he had been to the White House before.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Well, you know, I called him Mr. President. He said, \u2018You can call me Joe.\u2019 And I said, \u201cCan I call you Joe B.-Wan Kenobi?&#8217;\u201d Hamill said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe liked that,\u201d the actor said.<\/p>\n<p>While Hamill\u2019s surprise appearance left many in the media puzzled, several outlets, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13380945\/biden-mark-hamill-luke-skywalker-star-wars-day-dark-brandon.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Daily Mail<\/a>, speculated that his visit was intentionally timed to celebrate the unofficial \u201cStar Wars Day\u201d on May 4. This date is celebrated by Star Wars fans worldwide because when pronounced aloud, \u201cMay the 4th\u201d sounds similar to the beginning of the iconic phrase \u201cMay the Force be with you\u201d from the beloved sci-fi franchise.<\/p>\n<p>Not everyone was tickled to see the aging actor at the press briefing.<\/p>\n<p>Fox News anchor Shannon Bream, who was on the air at the time, said, \u201cAll right so, this is happening now. You\u2019ve got a former president on trial at New York State Supreme Court, you\u2019ve got anti-Semitic protests happening on college campuses all over the country, and Mark Hamill is at the podium at the White House press briefing!\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/not-everyone-loved-mark-hamills-goofy-white-house-press-briefing-cameo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to The Daily Beast<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Social media users also had a few opinions about the star\u2019s guest appearance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the cringiest thing I\u2019ve seen on X this week and that is saying something,\u201d one person commented.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mark Hamill says he called Joe Biden \u201cJobi-Wan Kenobi\u201d. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ej31JwTAQZ\">pic.twitter.com\/Ej31JwTAQZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyCaller\/status\/1786456295911964766?\">May 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cMark Hamill is at the White House press briefing today making cringe Star Wars jokes. Not like there\u2019s anything important going on in the world at the moment!\u201d another comment read.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mark Hamill is at the White House press briefing today making cringe Star Wars jokes.<\/p>\n<p>Not like there\u2019s anything important going on in the world at the moment!<br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Qjryh8Wx1M\">pic.twitter.com\/Qjryh8Wx1M<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1786456787849281681?\">May 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cMay the Farce be with him,\u201d another X user quipped.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">May the Farce be with him.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Nstig8r (@Nstig8tor62) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nstig8tor62\/status\/1786458374298599492?\">May 3, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>From transgender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/transgender-wh-pride-event-shows-far-society-fallen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tik-Tokers displaying their mutilated breasts<\/a> on the White House lawn to aging movie stars in the Oval Office, the White House seems desperate to use every angle of influence they can muster to distract from the train wreck of the last four years, ranging from the overrun Southern border to the occupied universities and a struggling middle class.<\/p>\n<p>But as the polls keep showing, the American people are no longer fascinated with influencers who do not understand the struggles of the everyday American.<\/p>\n<p>Compare Hamill\u2019s bizarre appearance at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pentagon-criticizes-taliban-for-failing-to-meet-commitments\/\" title=\"Pentagon criticizes Taliban for failing to meet commitments\">media briefing<\/a> to former President Donald Trump\u2019s visit to a Brooklyn firehouse just a day earlier, or Biden\u2019s highly produced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-trump-visit-new-york-time-one-mingles-elites-ritzy-fundraiser-honors-fallen-police-officer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">star-studded fundraising gala<\/a> to Trump\u2019s \u201ccome as you are\u201d open-air rallies.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration is certainly trying hard to convince Americans that even if he\u2019s not the right man for the job, he\u2019s certainly got the coolest friends and he\u2019s trying his best.<\/p>\n<p>But in politics, as in \u201cStar Wars,\u201d the wise words of Yoda ring true: \u201cDo or do not. 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Together, we really can save the country.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><b><i>Thank you for your support!<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>Please stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45763\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/remmanuel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45763\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45763\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45763\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45763\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Rachel Emmanuel has served as the director of content on a Republican congressional campaign and writes content for a popular conservative book franchise.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Rachel M. Emmanuel has served as the Director of Content on a Republican Congressional campaign and writes for a popular Conservative book franchise. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a recent commentary by Rachel M. Emmanuel on May 4, 2024, chaos erupted nationwide with Palestinian flags, calls for an &#8220;intifada&#8221; against Israeli &#8220;occupation,&#8221; and chants advocating for a free Palestine. Such anti-Semitic rhetoric, including &#8220;From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,&#8221; has sparked concern across campuses<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2329,"featured_media":2237345,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mark-Hammil-White-House.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2237344","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Mark-Hammil-White-House.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2237344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2329"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2237344"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2237344\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2237345"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2237344"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2237344"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2237344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}