The press office of California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently posted a meme featuring the late Hulk Hogan watching over him – but the WWE icon reportedly ‘couldn’t stand’ the Democratic politician.

The sarcastic AI-generated image featured Kid Rock, Tucker Carlson and Hogan (with a halo over his head) with their hands on the shoulders of a sitting Newsom.

Such AI memes have been frequently posed by President Trump, and Newsom’s press office was trying to troll the MAGA base by posting the image.

However, the post led Hogan’s ex-wife, Linda, to clarify to TMZ that the wrestling legend was no fan of Newsom’s.

Linda told the outlet that ‘it would be a cold day in hell’ for her husband to support Newsom.

Paraphrasing their conversation with Lisa, TMZ also wrote that Hogan was ‘as far from liberal as you can get,’ and that Lisa found the post to be ‘pretty lame’ (the ‘couldn’t stand’ phrasing was also TMZ’s).

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Hulk Hogan was actually a supporter of Trump and spoke at the Republican National Convention in support of him last year

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom posted the AI meme to rile up President Trump’s supporters

In fact Hogan, spoke at last year’s Republican National Convention in support of Trump, and the president expressed his condolences for his death on Truth Social after his passing in July.

‘We lost a great friend today, the ‘Hulkster.’ Hulk Hogan was MAGA all the way — Strong, tough, smart, but with the biggest heart,’ Trump said. ‘He gave an absolutely electric speech at the Republican National Convention, that was one of the highlights of the entire week.’

‘He entertained fans from all over the World, and the cultural impact he had was massive. To his wife, Sky, and family, we give our warmest best wishes and love. Hulk Hogan will be greatly missed!’

Hogan, whose real name is Terry Bollea, passed away from a heart attack on July 24 – roughly two-and-a-half weeks before what would have been his 72nd birthday.

Prior to his passing, Linda admitted that the family was going through some issues – blaming Hulk, for putting them in ‘the worst mess’.

However, she would later walk back that stance and said that he was a great father to his children, Brooke and Nick.

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Linda Hogan, the ex-wife of Hulk Hogan, posted this photo in tribute to him on his birthday

Hogan had also been estranged from Brooke for years (they did reconcile before his death), and the Daily Mail previously reported that she was ‘overwhelmed and emotionally drained’ following his death.

Brooke did not attend Hogan’s funeral with family and friends but later held her own memorial for the WWE legend.

Last Monday, Linda paid tribute to him on his birthday as she posted a sweet couple of the photo to Instagram.

Linda – who had been married to Hogan for 26 years, shared a throwback image from early in their dating days.

The photo showed the two of them in an embrace while they posed for a camera – with Hulk boasting his blond locks and goatee.

Linda captioned the post: ‘Me and Hulkster .. 1981 Happy Birthday Terry .. I love and miss you so much ..’