Mark Hamill says the force is with President Biden — the actor made a surprise visit Friday to the White House briefing room and offered a “Star Wars”-inspired nickname for the commander in chief.
“How many of you had ‘Mark Hamill will lead the press conference’ on your bingo cards?” Hamill, wearing sunglasses, told reporters at the start of the White House press conference.
“I just met the president and he gave me these aviator glasses,” added Hamill, known for his role as Luke Skywalker.
Asked about his Oval Office visit with Biden, Hamill said: “I called him ‘Mr. President.’ He said, ‘You can call me Joe.'”
Then Hamill joked, “I said, ‘Can I call him Joe-B-Wan Kenobi?’ offering a Biden-inspired piece named after the famous Jedi master character from the intergalactic franchise.
Praising Biden’s legislative accomplishments, Hamill exclaimed, “I want to say, again, how grateful I am, and it just goes to show that one person can be so influential and so positive in our lives.”
This is not the first visit to the White House for the 72-year-old artist, a frequent critic of former President Trump.
“It was really amazing for me because I was invited to the Carter White House and I came. And then I went to the Obama White House, but I was never invited to the Oval Office and it was a big meeting.”
“So this one was really, really special,” Hamill said.
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