Markus Söder: Bavaria’s Prime Minister as Jedi knight

What a Donald Trump (78) can do can also be a Markus Söder (58). While one can be made a Pope by artificial intelligence (AI), the other reaches directly to the stars. For the “Star Wars day” on May 4, Bavaria’s Prime Minister showed himself as a Jedi knight. In addition to some positive feedback, there are also plenty of mockery, at least fewer people should feel attacked by Trump’s contribution.

“May the 4th be with you – May the power be with you,” writes Söder and. Since his youth he has been able to “inspire” Star Wars and every big fan would like to spend a day in the ‘Star Wars’ universe. Of course on the bright side of power, “explains the CSU politician. He finds it “amazing” what the AI ​​can do.

Söder stages himself as one of the good ones. On one of the pictures he stands in Jedi-Ritter gap and with lightsaber, in the background over Neuschwanstein Castle who is enthroned by the Death Star. Another seems to show him in the fight with villain Darth Maul and for another recording he becomes Harrison Fords (82) Han Solo.

“Han Söder and Csubacca,” jokes an Instagram user based on Chewbacca. Others are already becoming clearer. “They are more of an empire,” says the comments, or: “Maggus, heard, they need you on a different planet.” On the X platform another asks another picture of Söder as Darth Vader: “Why do you then do politics like a Sith Lord?” Another writes that the politician is not even Lord Helmchen – one of the characters from Mel Brooks (98) popular “Star Wars” Persiflage “Spaceballs”.

Many also feel reminded of the previous day at which Trump had caused a sensation as part of the death of Pope Francis (1936-2025). Before the concrete, the choice of the new Pope, begins on May 7, 2025, the US President had published a picture apparently generated by AI, which shows him in Soutane and Mittra. Even about the official accounts of the White House.

Here, too, there were sometimes positive comments, but the majority found the post disrespectful. “This is disgusting. I cannot believe that our government shared it,” wrote a user, for example. In the comments there was talk of the fact that the contribution was “actually disturbing” and “more than inappropriate” and “completely unprofessional”.