William Shatner Reacts to Stephen Miller Criticism Over Woke Star Trek

William Shatner had an enchanting response to Stephen Miller‘s suggestion that the star’s perception was wanted to enhance the Star Trek franchise.

Last week, the White House deputy chief of employees for coverage shared a publish from the X account End Wokeness that featured a viral clip of recent sequence Star Trek: Starfleet Academy. The clip confirmed castmembers Tricia Black (enjoying Lt. Rork), Gina Yashere (Lura Thok) and Holly Hunter (Nahla Ake), and the End Wokeness publish added the message, “Star Trek 2026… Beyond parody…,” seemingly reflecting unhappiness over the performers’ seems to be.

Miller wrote, “Tragic. But it’s not too late for @paramountplus to save the franchise. Step 1: Reconcile with @WilliamShatner and give him total creative control.”

On Monday, Shatner responded by joking concerning the supposed drawback with the scene, specializing in the truth that Hunter’s character makes use of glasses. “I am so on the same page with you @StephenM !” the 94-year-old star wrote. “The fact that they have not cure Hyperopia by the 32rd Century is an abysmal oversight on the writers!”

The actor identified for enjoying the franchise’s Captain Kirk continued in his cheeky response: “Also @paramountplus needs to up the budget because I’m sure that a well oiled organization like Starfleet in the distant future could afford more than one pair of glasses for at least this hyperopic bridge crew. Do they pass the glasses around while piloting the ship‽ Shame on the line producers! That is what you meant, right‽ I am ready to assume command of the series! Call me!”

Miller, who additionally serves as President Donald Trump‘s homeland security advisor, responded to Shatner’s reply by doubling down on his name for the actor to imagine a management function within the franchise. Miller wrote that it’s “not too late for Paramount to make amends with Shatner and save the franchise. Do it!”

Although Miller didn’t specify his subject with the present’s footage, different social media customers responded with complaints suggesting that the casting gave the impression to be motivated by variety efforts.

Earlier within the month, Elon Musk shared a publish that includes the identical clip and added, “Turns out they banned Ozempic and LASIK in the future lol.” This led Black to reply on Instagram with the message, “I’ve seen this exact same comment probably 100 times already so whatever but it’s nuts that the richest man in [the world] felt the need to steal the joke. It doesn’t get to me because I am comfortable in my skin most days but this one made me laugh.”

Shatner originated the function of Kirk on the unique Nineteen Sixties Star Trek sequence, which has been heralded for creator Gene Roddenberry’s progressive values. Shatner, who directed the 1989 function Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, final performed Kirk within the 1994 movie Star Trek: Generations, which included the character’s demise.

Created by Gaia Violo, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy premiered final week on Paramount+ and has already been renewed for a second season. In her overview for The Hollywood Reporter, critic Angie Han referred to as the brand new undertaking “admirable in its ambitions but shaky in its execution,” including that it was “too full of charm and promise to dismiss outright.”

Shatner tends to eschew political commentary and has “not political” written in his X bio. But the Canadian actor has made headlines previously with opinions associated to the tradition wars, together with his remarks criticizing people who’ve used the time period “cisgender” to explain him.

“It’s used as a slur & term of harassment,” Shatner posted in 2020 concerning the time period. “I’m going to object to it because I cannot fathom any positive reason to use it on strangers online.”