Newsom’s campaign X account @GovPressOffice commented on Presler’s video, writing, “thank you, Nancy Mace.” The reply received over 12,000 likes by Tuesday evening.

But while numerous X commenters seemed to support the reply, Fox News contributor Tomi Lahren commented, “You’re kidding me right? Your state and your bulls**t Governor rant and rave on a daily basis about protecting gay people, and you’re really going to use your official press office account to troll a gay conservative and call him a woman?”

GovPressOffice responded to Lahren’s comment by replying, “you sound woke,” The Daily Dot reported. Right-wingers have increasingly used “woke” as a pejorative for socially progressive viewpoints that emphasize the respectful inclusion of marginalized people, including non-white and LGBTQ+ groups.

Gavin Newsom is a bandwagon-jumping "anti-woke", homophobic and transphobic right-winger. He's not what the USA needs in a Democratic Party presidential candidate.