Kristi Noem Rips Gavin Newsom's Menacing' Post About Her: Panicked My Family and Friends'

"It was cryptic and it was really menacing, I would say, Sean. It immediately panicked my family and friends. Within, I would say, a couple of minutes of that being posted I started to get text messages and phone calls. Family, my kids saying, Are you okay, Mom? Are you fine? They know the threats that I've had. They know the threats that they've had, the things that have happened to them because of politicians like this that say things and somebody grabs onto them that has an agenda. The cartels and criminals that have threatened our family already. So when you get a post like that by a governor, immediately, you know, my staff and family think, What is going on? What does he mean? and we're trying to figure it out. So you know, this is a day and age where we've always known that words matter, but there's been real consequences that we have realized that have happened to incredible people like Charlie [Kirk] that we'll have to live with forever, and I hope we all learn from that. I hope we all learn that it's time to start listening to each other, having civil discourse, and stop ridiculous, irresponsible posts like Governor Newsom put out there."

"Newsom received backlash on social media after his press office wrote, Kristi Noem is going to have a bad day today. You're welcome, America, just weeks after conservative activist Charlie Kirk was assassinated at Utah Valley University."

"We have zero tolerance for direct or implicit threats against government officials, Essayli declared. I've referred this matter to @SecretService and requested a full threat assessment."

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's press office posted "Kristi Noem is going to have a bad day today. You're welcome, America" shortly after the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem described the post as cryptic and menacing, saying it immediately panicked her family and staff and prompted texts and phone calls from worried relatives and children aware of prior threats and cartel targeting. U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli referred the post to the Secret Service, stating zero tolerance for direct or implicit threats against government officials and requesting a full threat assessment. Noem urged renewed civil discourse and an end to irresponsible posts that can have real consequences.

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