Kid Rock responded Tuesday to Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom after the politician’s press office publicly trolled him on X.

At the core of this meme-driven drama stands Kid Rock’s blunt and unmistakable refusal to support Governor Newsom. After Newsom’s office used an AI-generated collage, featuring MAGA-aligned celebrities (including Kid Rock), to imply their backing, the singer pushed back publicly. His quote,

Chris Pratt joined Bill Maher on the latest episode of the “Club Random” podcast and got asked about Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is serving as President Trump’s secretary of health and human services. RFK Jr. also happens to be cousins with Pratt’s wife, Katherine Schwarzenegger. In conversation with Maher, the “Guardians of the Galaxy” …

California Governor Gavin Newsom ignited a social media firestorm by posting an AI-generated image of himself being "blessed" by MAGA figures like Kid Rock, Tucker Carlson, and the late Hulk Hogan. The image,

This mockery has riled up some on the right, including Fox contributor Tomi Lahren, who said that Newsom has a “team of beta males who sit down to pee.” Many on the right are obsessed with gender roles and believe that accusing a man of not being masculine enough or a woman of not being feminine enough is a deep insult.