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The online right is playing with AI-generated "Star Wars" action figures ahead of the midterms

Published November 3, 2026 1:30PM (EST)

Elon Musk looks on as President Donald Trump speaks to the press after a meeting with technology executives about artificial intelligence at the White House on Sept. 29, 2026. (Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

Move over, Haley Stevens : There’s a new competitor for the most pathetic reaction to plummeting political fortunes. Elon Musk, the former Trump administration member and the world’s richest man, has seen the midterm election forecast for conservative candidates, and he’s responded by petulantly playing with his toys.

The X owner started “Anakin-posting” on Monday. The purely online phenomenon finds far-right and MAGA nerds recasting Star Wars’ Anakin Skywalker, the man who will become Darth Vader, as a tragic hero and paragon of traditional values.…