Mark Hamill said Monday he was “really ashamed” that Americans elected Donald Trump to a second term and placed blame on voters for returning the former president to the White House.
Speaking on the “WTF with Marc Maron” podcast, the actor best known for playing Luke Skywalker said Trump’s re-election was “on us,” adding he had been proven wrong about his belief that there are “more decent Americans, honest Americans than there are others.” Hamill said he now feels “in the minority” in his own country.
Hamill has criticized Trump previously. On Nov. 6, 2024, as Trump’s victory became apparent, Hamill posted on X, “They say we get the leaders we deserve. Either that has just been disproven, or this is not the America we all thought we were living in.” In a more recent interview with The Times of London, he said he had briefly considered leaving the United States after the 2024 election and told his wife he would move to London or Ireland; she later dissuaded him, he said.
The actor, who publicly supported President Joe Biden and later backed former Vice President Kamala Harris during the 2024 campaign after Biden ended his re-election bid, described his frustration over the result as personal and civic. On the Maron podcast he reiterated his belief that there are “more honest, decent people than there are the MAGA crowd,” and said that if he did not hold that belief he would move abroad.
The White House responded to Hamill’s comments and his reported consideration of leaving the country with a spokeswoman’s rebuke. “Since Mark has decided to stay in the United States, he will get to enjoy the many wins President Trump is securing for the American people — and really, who can blame him for second-guessing a plan to move to the same place as Rosie O’Donnell,” the spokeswoman told Fox News Digital.
Celebrities have frequently voiced political opinions in recent years, and Hamill’s remarks follow a pattern of high-profile criticism directed at Trump by entertainers who opposed his policies and rhetoric. Hamill’s statements add to a string of public comments by actors and other cultural figures expressing dismay at the 2024 outcome.
Hamill’s remarks on the podcast and in interviews reflect both personal disappointment and a wider debate about civic responsibility and public sentiment in the aftermath of the 2024 presidential race. He has framed his disappointment as borne of a belief that the electorate did not reflect the decency and honesty he had assumed were predominant among Americans.
The exchange with the White House underscores the ongoing partisan tensions between outspoken public figures and political leaders. Hamill did not indicate any new political plans during his appearance on Marc Maron’s show beyond his reflections on the election and his earlier consideration of leaving the country.