Mark Hamill nearly fled the United States after President Donald Trump's 2024 victory and focused heavily on politics and Trump on social media. He copes by viewing events as a "thick, sprawling political novel" to avoid despair. Hamill portrayed America's global status as crippled under Trump with reverberations expected for decades and mocked distractions such as making Canada a 51st state or renaming geographic features. He almost left after Kamala Harris's loss and considered England or Ireland, but his wife persuaded him to remain. Other celebrities such as Rosie O'Donnell and Eva Longoria also left or considered leaving over Trump.
The only way I can deal with it without going crazy and wanting to open my veins in a warm tub is to look at it like a thick, sprawling political novel, Hamill said. The actor, who stars in the upcoming Stephen King adaptation The Long Walk, argued that the United States' global status has been crippled under Trump. Our status in the world has been crippled, and that will reverberate for decades. Making Canada a 51st state? Do you know how offensive that is? And then taking over Greenland and renaming the Gulf of Mexico. The distractions are hilarious, he said.
Hamill revealed that he nearly pulled a Rosie O'Donnell and called it quits on America when former Vice President Kamala Harris lost the presidential election. Actress Eva Longoria has also said she fled the U.S. partly over Trump. I still believe there are more honest, decent people than there are the MAGA crowd. If I didn't, I'd move back to England, Hamill said. He added that he gave his wife an ultimatum after Trump's victory: England or Ireland. O'Donnell is now residing in Ireland where she has questioned the legitimacy of the 2024 election.
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