https://www.rawstory.com/trump-may-the-fourth-gop-red/The North Carolina Republican Party on Saturday came under fire for a Star Wars-themed post meant to celebrate the "May the Fourth" internet holiday and promote Donald Trump.
The official account of the North Carolina Republican Party on Twitter, posted an image showing Trump holding a lightsaber. The text says, "May the Fourth Be With You," which is a play on the Star Wars line, "May the force be with you."
The problem, as social media users were quick to point out, is that the ex-president was shown with a red lightsaber. According to Vox, "Sith usually use red-hued" lightsabers, such as the one Darth Vader wields.
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National security attorney Bradley Moss wondered if the state GOP outpost was ignorant.
"You gave him... a red lightsaber? Do you know anything?" he asked Saturday.
Democrat Harry Sisson said, "You know the dudes who have the red lightsabers are the bad guys, right? Didn’t watch the movie I guess?"
@Venti__Poet chimed in in response to the post, "At least you know he is on the dark side."
@cj_bria said, "So, he’s a Sith Lord? Sounds about right!"
User Nick Anderson, @NickAnderson217, had a slightly different take from others.
"People are too hung up on the fact it's red... y'all why did they make his saber so small?" Anderson asked.
One user, @t3hrobzlqx, looked into things a bit.
