Last Year, the Empire State Building in New York City was lit up with a dynamic light show to kick off "March to May the 4th," and it showed an image of Darth Vader holding a red lightsaber. (Noam Galai/Getty Images for Disney)
Another user asked X’s AI feature Grok what the meaning of a red lightsaber is in Star Wars. Those who follow the science fiction franchise will remember Darth Vader, Kylo Ren and others associated with the dark side or Sith powers used a red lightsaber of some sort.
The Star Wars fandom website Wookieepedia explains that in the process of making a lightsaber, negative emotions like rage, hate, fear and pain would result in a red hue.
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Star Wars (later retitled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope) is a 1977 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. (Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty images)
"How do you not have one nerd on staff to tell you what color lightsaber is good and what color is bad???" a user asked in reaction to the White House post.
But supporters of the president were quick to respond to reactions about the color of the lightsaber Trump is holding in the image.
"People arguing Trump using a red lightsaber equates him to evil…R ed is literally one of the three colors in our nation’s flag," a user wrote. "He is the leader of the Republican Party which is often ascribed the color Red. Context matters."
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Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House for comment on the matter.
Still, the White House was not the only federal government agency to have fun with May the Fourth.
The U.S. Army Pacific posted an AI-generated image to social media of two soldiers with lightsabers – one holding red and the other holding a red, white and blue weapon – walking into combat at night, with the Milky Way Galaxy behind them.
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"Across every galaxy – known and unknown – no force rivals our discipline, strength, and precision," the post read. "We don’t just defend the world. We protect the future. Victory is forged not found. May the 4th be with you."
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