(The Hill) – Mark Hamill says the force is with President Biden – The actor made a surprise visit to the White House briefing room on Friday and offered a “Star Wars”-inspired nickname for the commander in chief.
“How many of you have Mark Hamill leading the press briefing on the bingo card?” Hamill, wearing sunglasses, told reporters at the top of a White House press briefing.
“I just met the president and he gave me these aviator glasses,” said Hamill, best known as Luke Skywalker.
Asked about his Oval Office visit with Biden, Hamill said, “I called him ‘Mr. chairman.’ He said, ‘You can call me whatever.’
Hamill then quipped, “I said, ‘Can I call you Jo-B-Wan Kenobi?’ Offering a Biden-inspired play on the name of the famous Jedi Master character in the intergalactic franchise.
Describing Biden’s legislative accomplishments, Hamill said, “I want to say once again how grateful I am, and it shows you 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, who has been a frequent critic of former President Trump.
“It was really amazing to me because I was invited to the Carter White House and I came. And then I came to the Obama White House, but I was never invited to the Oval Office, and it was a big gathering.
“So it was really extra special,” Hamill said.
