Marc Hamill brings force to the White House.
The “Star Wars” star, known for his role as Luke Skywalker, visited Washington, D.C. on May 3, a day before National Star Wars Day.
While on the podium during a press briefing, Hamill told reporters about his experience meeting the president Joe Bidenrevealing it was his first time in the Oval Office.
“I expected to only be there for about five minutes,” he said of their meeting. “He showed us all these photographs. He was truly amazing to me.
Hamill added: “I called him ‘Mr. President’ and he said, ‘You can call me Joe.’ And I said, ‘Can I call you Joe-bi-Wan Kenobi?’ And he liked it.
“I was honored to be invited to come to the White House to meet with the president, the most successful legislative president of my lifetime.” – @markhamill
•The bipartisan infrastructure law
•The PACT law
• The CHIPS and Science law
•And the Inflation Reduction Act pic.twitter.com/zX5VOFTCQD— Karine Jean-Pierre (@PressSec) May 3, 2024
Before questions from the press, Hamill showed off a pair of aviators that he said were a gift from Biden, adding, “I love merch.”
The actor then expressed gratitude for being invited to the White House and called Biden “the most legislatively successful president of my lifetime.”
“I want to say once again how grateful I am. It just shows you how one person can be so influential and so positive in our lives and, again, thank you very much,” he said, after shouting out the bipartisan infrastructure bill, the PACT Act, the CHIPS and Science Act and the Inflation Act. Reduction Act.
On May 4, Hamill tweeted a photo of him and Biden with their arms around each other.
“May the 4th be the day when a so-called defender of the galaxy meets a true defender of democracy,” he wrote.
This article was originally published on TODAY.com
