White House Mashes Up 'Star Wars' and 'Star Trek' in Nerdiest Presidential Tweet Ever (Photo)

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The Obama administration is now officially the geekiest White House in history.

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Friday morning, when President Barack Obama told reporters that he could not make Congress pass his preferred bill to avoid the so-called budget sequestration, he did so by boiling down the complex legislative process to a mixed sci-fi metaphor. The commander in chief said he could not "do a Jedi mind meld with these folks."

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The problem: He conflated the Star Wars "Jedi mind trick" and Star Trek's "Vulcan mind meld."

Twitter pointed it out immediately, with journalists snarking for hours about the mix-up. Even Star Trek Into Darkness writer Damon Lindelof got in on the action. And to prove its sense of humor -- and cultural relevance -- the White House decided to join in, tweeting out a photo that again combined franchises.

To be fair, Obama did say that he planned to bring America together -- and Trekkies and Star Wars fans are two of the most divided groups of all.