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×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Entertainment. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×If a planet-destroying death machine doesn’t inspire confidence in the American people, what will, right?On Thursday, Trump campaign manager caused a great disturbance in the Force by tweeting about the president’s “juggernaut” of a reelection bid, calling the campaign the “.”Advertisement“For nearly three years we have been building a juggernaut campaign (Death Star). It is firing on all cylinders. Data, Digital, TV, Political, Surrogates, Coalitions, etc. In a few days we start pressing FIRE for the first time,” he wrote in the tweet.For nearly three years we have been building a juggernaut campaign (Death Star). It is firing on all cylinders. Data, Digital, TV, Political, Surrogates, Coalitions, etc. In a few days we start pressing FIRE for the first time. — Brad Parscale - Download our Trump 2020 App today! (@parscale)A follow-up tweet elaborated: “I didn’t give our campaign the name, Death Star, the media did. However, I am happy to use the analogy. The fact is, we haven’t used it yet. Laugh all you want, we will take the win!”I didn’t give our campaign the name, Death Star, the media did. However, I am happy to use the analogy. The fact is, we haven’t used it yet. Laugh all you want, we will take the win!— Brad Parscale - Download our Trump 2020 App today! (@parscale)AdvertisementActually, the media ― specifically, The Atlantic ― was just quoting a Republican strategist, according to Newsweek’s Andrew Feinberg.No, “the media” did not come up with the “Death Star” name for the Trump 2020 campaign. A “Republican strategist” used it while speaking to on background for a story in which appears prominently. — Andrew Feinberg (@AndrewFeinberg)For those who are unaware of the Death Star, it’s the ginormous space station designed by the evil Empire in the “” movies. Oh, but that’s not all! Each iteration of the weapon comes complete with its very own planet-destroying laser!It’s also notable that the Death Star gets blown up in the end, which Twitter was quick to remind Team Trump.You do understand that the people who built the Death Star were the bad guys, right? Also they lost. — Gary Whitta (@garywhitta)AdvertisementBrad, this is a great comparison. The Death Star is too big to fail! Nothing could possibly go wrong. — Death Star PR (@DeathStarPR)Trump's campaign manager named their 2020 reelection campaign "Death Star." It's an odd choice, considering:1) 70k real Americans have died under Trump's watch in a month2) The Empire were... the baddies, &amp;3) The Death Star is a symbol for hubris that gets blown up. Always.— Dave Wagner (@Dbwagner104)I'm taking it you don't know what happened to the Death Star? — Chris D. Jackson (@ChrisDJackson)11/3/2020 — Andrew Bates (@AndrewBatesNC)But you can’t be too surprised by the campaign’s Death Star comparison. After all, they also , so if anything they’re just really staying on brand.AdvertisementSuggest a correctionNewsletter Sign UpDon't miss a beat. Your culture and entertainment cheat-sheet.Successfully Subscribed!Realness delivered to your inbox

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Entertainment. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×If a planet-destroying death machine doesn’t inspire confidence in the American people, what will, right?On Thursday, Trump campaign manager caused a great disturbance in the Force by tweeting about the president’s “juggernaut” of a reelection bid, calling the campaign the “.”Advertisement“For nearly three years we have been building a juggernaut campaign (Death Star). It is firing on all cylinders. Data, Digital, TV, Political, Surrogates, Coalitions, etc. In a few days we start pressing FIRE for the...

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