Whether or not it’s leaning into AI-generated pictures or President Trump’s signature all-caps model, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s social media accounts have been firing left and proper in current weeks.
The most recent goal? None aside from rock ’n’ roll determine and avid Trump supporter Child Rock.
In a put up on Sunday to X, Newsom’s official account shared an AI-generated picture of the rock-rapper, whose authorized identify is Robert James Ritchie. In it, he wears his most interesting Uncle Sam garb and factors at viewers, issuing a press release: “Child Rock desires YOU to assist Gavin Newsom.”
Textual content mimicking the social media model that President Trump has grow to be recognized for accompanied the put up: “I ACCEPT! — GCN.”
The 54-year-old artist waited lower than an hour to reply, rapidly clearing up that he didn’t, in reality, assist the California governor.
“The one assist Gavin Newscum will ever get out of me is from …,” he wrote, and ended his assertion by referencing a portion of his anatomy.
On Monday, the press workplace account would reply by stating, “I HATE KID ROCK !!! — GCN.” Some customers suspected that it was an allusion to President Trump’s use of an AI Taylor Swift endorsement within the lead-up to the 2024 presidential election.
In September 2024, Trump wrote “I settle for!” over a collection of AI-generated pictures of Swift followers posted to his personal social media web site Reality Social. The put up used a pretend picture of Swift sporting Uncle Sam’s signature apparel.
On Tuesday, Newsom’s account continued the bit. The put up on X mentioned, “HAS ANYONE NOTICED THAT SINCE I SAID “I HATE KID ROCK” HE’S NO LONGER ‘HOT?’ — GCN.”
There’s been no response — but.