Overview

• Newsom’s press office posted AI-generated images Sunday depicting Kid Rock, Tucker Carlson and the late Hulk Hogan as supportive, including halos and wings on Hogan.
• Another AI image showed Kid Rock in patriotic attire with the caption that he wants people to support Newsom, which Newsom amplified by retweeting, saying, “I accept.”
• Kid Rock replied on X late Monday, “The only support Gavin Newscum will ever get out of me is from DEEZ NUTZ,” rejecting the depiction.
• Elon Musk responded to Kid Rock’s post with a laughing emoji, adding visibility to the back-and-forth on X.
• TMZ and OutKick report that Newsom’s team responded Tuesday, extending an online spat that has drawn conservative pushback but no formal action.