Lot to learn, you still have! German minister taken to task over Star Wars tweet error

BERLIN — The force is not with Marco Buschmann.

To celebrate unofficial Star Wars Day, the German justice minister posted a tweet that caused quite a stir among fans of the film franchise.

The Free Democrat wrote: “Happy #StarWarsDay! Yoda and I are taking a look at galaxies far, far away for ideas on how to make our home planet more modern, better and freer. Because: lot to learn, we still have. May the Force be with you!”

Happy #StarWarsDay! Yoda und ich werfen heute einen Blick in weit entfernte Galaxien für Ideen, wie wir unseren Heimatplaneten moderner, besser und freier machen können. Denn: Viel zu lernen wir noch haben. Möge die Macht mit Euch sein! #maythe4thbewithyou pic.twitter.com/wtGOmd7zE4

— Marco Buschmann (@MarcoBuschmann) May 4, 2023

Star Wars fans celebrate on May 4 because of the pun “May the Fourth be with you” — a variant of the catchphrase that Buschmann mentioned in his tweet.

But Buschmann’s photo did not show Yoda. Rather, the figure in the hand of the German justice minister is Grogu — a fairly new character who first appeared in the spin-off series “The Mandalorian” in 2019.

That detail caused outrage among Star Wars fans and earned Buschmann, who once said in an interview that Star Wars was his “youth religion,” an online kicking.

“To be familiar with Star Wars for such a tweet, you have. The fans, laugh at you otherwise, they will,” commented one social media user.

Buschmann’s social media team defended the minister by claiming that Grogu is colloquially known as Baby Yoda. However, the two characters have nothing in common except the species.