America, it’s time to meet Dr. Billy Wayne Ruddick Jr.—one of Sacha Baron Cohen’s newest alter egos for his upcoming Showtime series, Who Is America? Cohen has been closely guarding details of the series for the last year, releasing only select tidbits—like an explosive teaser showing Dick Cheney signing a “waterboard kit.” Before Cohen could unveil one of the episodes himself, though, Sarah Palin came forward and pre-emptively revealed that Cohen had pranked her on the series by disguising himself as Ruddick, a disabled U.S. veteran. On Thursday, Cohen responded with a twist, issuing a tweet from the character’s own Twitter account.

“Here’s the truth,” the account tweeted, using hashtags like “#MAGA,” “#buildthewall,” and “#boycottsashacohen.” (Cohen re-tweeted it from his official account as well.) The tweet included a screenshot of a statement addressed to “Vice-President Palin.” For all the Cohen completists out there, Ruddick is also the founder of truthbrary.org, which Cohen’s team has turned into a real—and very hideous!—Web site espousing conspiracy theories about Hillary Clinton’s e-mails and global warming. You know, all of the MAGA crowd’s greatest hits.

In the statement itself, the character clarified that when he told Palin he was “in the service,” he didn’t mean the military. He meant U.P.S.

“I only fought for my country once - when I shot a Mexican who came onto my property,” the character wrote. “Coincidentaly [sic], just like our Great President, I was sadly prevented from joining the regular army on account of bone spurs bein discovered in my testies.”

In the voice of Ruddick, Cohen then told Palin he used to admire her, but now thinks she’s spewing fake news. “Why hunt a fine citizen journalist like myself?” he asked, demanding an apology.

Like several of Cohen’s past characters—from Ali G to Borat to Brüno—it’s hard to tell whether Ruddick will be amusing or completely exhausting when Who Is America? premieres.

On Tuesday, the former Alaskan governor broke the news about her participation in the upcoming series, saying that Cohen-as-Ruddick e-mailed her offering her a “legit opportunity” to honor American vets in a “legit Showtime historical documentary.” Palin traveled across the country with one of her daughters for the interview, she continued, but things quickly soured.

“Out of respect for what I was led to believe would be a thoughtful discussion with someone who had served in uniform, I sat through a long ‘interview’ full of Hollywoodism’s disrespect and sarcasm - but finally had enough and literally, physically removed my mic and walked out, much to Cohen’s chagrin,” she wrote in a statement. She then said that Showtime and its parent company, CBS, should donate money to organizations that benefit veterans.

None of the promotional material for the show has shown Cohen in character just yet. However, there is a quick reel that shows him in a cowboy hat, in a pussy hat, and with a small tattoo on his face, a hint at just how many new characters the previously dormant prankster has planned.