California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has been mocking Donald Trump on social media this past week, and many on the right are angry at him for disrespecting their party’s leader. But one commentator’s particularly ironic take has turned many heads.

The account “Governor Newsom Press Office,” which is associated with Newsom’s office, has been posting messages in Trump’s style, such as writing in all-caps with boastful messages that make little sense.

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Newsom has also been using this account to point out contradictions from Trump supporters. For example, he posted an AI-generated image of Tucker Carlson, Kid Rock, and Hulk Hogan praying over him. When a conservative got angry and called Newsom’s post “very disrespectful and blasphemy!” Newsom replied with a screenshot of a Trump post that showed a picture of Trump as the pope, which Trump actually posted to social media in May.

And to Fox commentator Dana Perino, communicating in this style is only presidential when Trump does it.

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“You have to stop it with the Twitter thing,” she ranted. “If I were his wife, I would say you are making a fool of yourself, stop it… He’s got a big job as governor of California, but if he wants an even bigger job, he has to be a little more serious.”

Perino – who was White House press secretary under President George W. Bush. – has since been roasted on social media over the fact that she doesn’t seem to think the current president is acting foolish at all.

While some brutally mocked the host’s apparent lack of self-awareness, others pointed out the more sinister implications of the double standard at play.