Former Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), who was endorsed by President Donald Trump in his quest for a U.S. Senate seat, received the wrong kind of attention on social media Tuesday after a birthday message backfired.

“HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Michigan’s next Senator,” wrote political operative Abby Ronson.

But it wasn’t the text that caught most people by surprise. It was the all-too-flattering image she posted, which was flagged on X with a “Made with AI” tag.

X users quickly spotted the enhancements and matched them up to the real image:

L - GOP Rep and MI senate candidate Mike Rogers actual photo from the campaign trail.R - Photo put out by staffer. pic.twitter.com/9INYkYcQNy

At least three Democratic lawmakers mocked Rogers by posting their own obviously altered images:

I don’t see the issue. https://t.co/zxQawd40DO pic.twitter.com/4H3h0HXlPR

THE GENTLEMAN WILL SUSPEND. https://t.co/I9MiSgucDO pic.twitter.com/or5MhdQs2N

I am doing this right? https://t.co/KqZiK9Ggfm pic.twitter.com/hKTumyOBjM

State Sen. Mallory McMorrow (D), who is running for the Democratic nomination, fired back:

This is gender affirming care. https://t.co/0HRR9BQF2Q pic.twitter.com/SzcDyAls71

Rogers didn’t react to the message from Ronson, but seemed to get into the spirit by sharing a different AI-enhanced version of himself supposedly entering a pro wrestling match:

Put me in coach. https://t.co/cJPssFCJw8

Critics on social media weren’t impressed:

this is humiliating https://t.co/lTQEG1JRma pic.twitter.com/IzorlLLp3o

Omg this is so embarrassing that my cringe has cringe 😬@MikeRogersForMI https://t.co/mdcfKKqN5t

Omg. So gross, creepy, and weird. https://t.co/udHayHQCEr

We're reaching levels of political cringe beyond the scope of human imagination https://t.co/7YacxqKXB0

Go more natural next time @MikeRogersForMI https://t.co/kvt4G7mb94 pic.twitter.com/qwHfbxbhx0

Always funny when the anti-trans types look to gender affirm https://t.co/yGvB2FWidQ

This is so embarrassing. He’s a regular guy, the fact that y’all needed to edit him to look all muscular is pathetic. https://t.co/Zj40nSfaop pic.twitter.com/DRySR3W4nY

shirt is too baggy https://t.co/t66QfGcIzP

He prefers to be called Homelander. https://t.co/t1srA1V50L

They call this “the full Hegseth” what a goon https://t.co/qqL3C5q2Q4

Gender affirming AI https://t.co/Ml7RtkR71H

Free advice for campaign staffers on both sides: stop being weirdos. https://t.co/wYZbv3MCnC

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