{"id":2327134,"date":"2024-08-19T20:57:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T00:57:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/star-wars-actor-mark-hamill-gives-warning-at-dnc-dont-go-to-the-orange-side-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-19T20:59:58","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T00:59:58","slug":"star-wars-actor-mark-hamill-gives-warning-at-dnc-dont-go-to-the-orange-side-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/star-wars-actor-mark-hamill-gives-warning-at-dnc-dont-go-to-the-orange-side-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars actor Mark Hamill gives warning at DNC: Don\u2019t go \u2018to the orange side\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/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%2Fstar-wars-actor-mark-hamill-gives-warning-at-dnc-dont-go-to-the-orange-side-washington-examiner%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=2327134&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>In a TikTok video shared during the Democratic \u2064National Committee&#8217;s \u2062convention, &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; actor Mark Hamill issued a warning\u200c against supporting former President\u2062 Donald Trump. Speaking\u2064 alongside \u2064DNC Chairman Jaime Harrison, Hamill emphasized the importance of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/are-covid-case-surges-more-fake-news\/\" title=\"Are COVID Case Surges More Fake News?\">upcoming election<\/a> in November. He compared the \u200cfictional battles he fought as Luke Skywalker to\u2064 the real challenges facing society today, urging viewers not\u2062 to &#8220;go to the orange \u2064side,&#8221; a reference to Trump. \u2064Harrison humorously echoed \u2062Hamill&#8217;s sentiment by brandishing\u2063 a lightsaber as \u200cthe iconic &#8220;Star Wars&#8221; \u2062soundtrack \u200bplayed, adding \u200da dramatic flair to \u200dthe \u200dmessage.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Star Wars actor Mark Hamill gives warning at DNC: Don&rsquo;t go &lsquo;to the orange side&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1733379\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/star-wars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Star Wars\">Star Wars<\/a><\/em>  actor Mark Hamill made a swipe at former President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tiktok\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"TikTok\">TikTok<\/a> video alongside Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison on Monday during the first day of the party&rsquo;s national <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democratic-convention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Democratic convention\">convention<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve got an important election coming up in November; have you got a message for everybody out there?&rdquo; Harrison said to Hamill while standing in front of a DNC sign.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@harrisonjaime\/video\/7404536753303866670\" data-video-id=\"7404536753303866670\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@harrisonjaime\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@harrisonjaime?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">@harrisonjaime<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Like @Mark Hamill said&hellip; don&rsquo;t go to the orange side!<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"&#9836; original sound - DNC Chair Jaime Harrison\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7404536717985139502?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">&#9836; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-unites-with-jake-paul-to-tease-another-knockout-in-tiktok-video-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump unites with Jake Paul to tease \u2018another knockout\u2019 in TikTok video - Washington Examiner\">original sound &#038;ndash<\/a>; DNC Chair Jaime Harrison<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;Yes,&rdquo; Hamill said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You got a message for everybody out there?&rdquo; Harrison asked in a rehearsed fashion.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In the movies, I fought against make-believe evil. But we&rsquo;re at a time in history where we&rsquo;re fighting against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prager-the-denial-of-evil-the-case-of-communism\/\" title=\"PRAGER: The Denial Of Evil: The Case Of Communism\">real evil<\/a>,&rdquo; the actor, known for his legendary role of Luke Skywalker, said.<\/p>\n<p>Hamill then added, &ldquo;So I beg you, please don&rsquo;t go to the orange side.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>As the actor dramatically pointed at the camera, Harrison pulled out a lightsaber ready to fight while the soundtrack of <em>Star Wars<\/em> played.<\/p>\n<p>The 72-year-old actor continued his attacks on Republican fans in a social media post on X, the platform formerly known as Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My message to Jaime Harrison: The Force is strong with #HarrisWalz &amp; the Democratic Party,&rdquo; Hamill <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MarkHamill\/status\/1825575657004273735\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"wrote\">wrote<\/a>, adding, &ldquo;My message to MAGA: Go FORCE Yourself.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chaya Raichik <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/libsoftiktok\/status\/1825541814226665553\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said\">said<\/a> on her &ldquo;Libs of TikTok&rdquo; account that Hamill was &ldquo;suffering serious TDS,&rdquo; an acronym referencing the phrase &ldquo;Trump derangement syndrome.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Hollywood star has been a vocal supporter of Democratic causes and previously did a three-hour virtual rally via<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/white-dudes-for-harris-raises-42-million-during-star-studded-zoom-call-joined-by-nearly-200000-people-including-pete-buttigieg-mark-hamill-and-the-dude-himself-143453697.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"a Zoom call\"> Zoom<\/a> called &ldquo;White Dudes for Harris&rdquo; with other actors, including Sean Astin, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Jeff Bridges to, raise over $4.2 million for the Harris campaign.<\/p>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1733379\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1733379\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Star Wars actor Mark Hamill issued a warning at the Democratic National Convention, cautioning against aligning with former President Donald Trump, whom he referred to as &#8220;the orange side.&#8221; In a TikTok video recorded with Democratic National Committee Chairman Jaime Harrison on the convention&#8217;s opening day, Harrison prompted Hamill for a message regarding the upcoming election in November. Hamill responded by highlighting the difference between fictional evil in movies and the real challenges faced today, urging viewers not to &#8220;go to the orange side.&#8221; As he made this statement while dramatically gesturing at the camera, Harrison brandished a lightsaber as Star Wars music played in the background. The 72-year-old actor continued his criticism of Republican supporters on social media, expressing strong support for Harrison and the Democratic Party while telling MAGA supporters to &#8220;Go FORCE Yourself.&#8221; Chaya Raichik commented on her \u201cLibs of TikTok\u201d account that Hamill was exhibiting what she called \u201cserious TDS,\u201d or Trump derangement syndrome. Known for his advocacy of Democratic causes, Hamill previously participated in a virtual rally titled \u201cWhite Dudes for Harris,\u201d which raised over $4.2 million for Kamala Harris&#8217;s campaign alongside other actors like Sean Astin and Joseph Gordon-Levitt<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2327135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mark-Hamill-AP.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[7705,38620,38622,38621,34172],"class_list":["post-2327134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-dnc","tag-mark-hamill","tag-orange-side","tag-political-warning","tag-star-wars"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Mark-Hamill-AP.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327134","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\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2327134"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2327134\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2327135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2327134"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2327134"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2327134"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}