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Nationals fulfill your dreams of seeing the U.S. presidents cosplay as Star Wars characters

Racing Presidents cosplay as Star Wars characters

Sunday was Star Wars day at Nationals Park as Max Scherzer and the Nats faced off against Zack Greinke and the Dodgers, which means the ballpark was filled with ace pitchers, Jedis and dancing stormtroopers:

It also means that the U.S. presidents got to have their own mini-version of Comic Con and cosplay as their favorite Star Wars characters.

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(!!!)

Naturally, the Presidents race turned into a lightsaber battle:

Now, there are U.S. history buffs and there are Star Wars buffs, but so rarely are our collective prayers answered when the two come together to make the glorious Tedbacca:

That's a much better name than our original idea, "George Washington Lucas." Even Screech got in on the fun: 

Just one question: Why was Calvin Coolidge that guy from "Spinal Tap?"

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