Kristi Noem Reacts to Chilling Tweet from Newsom’s Press Office Threatening Her: “It Immediately Panicked my Family and Friends” (VIDEO)

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem exploded in outrage over a cryptic and “menacing” tweet issued by California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press office this past weekend.

“Kristi Noem is going to have a bad day today. You’re welcome, America.”

Tricia McLaughlin, Assistant Secretary at DHS, blasted Newsom’s team for crossing the line into dangerous rhetoric.

McLaughlin wrote on X:

“This reads like a threat. This is ugly, @GavinNewsom. Your keyboard warrior team may hide behind their laptops and spew this kind of vitriol, but you would never have the guts to say this to her face.”

Acting U.S. Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli quickly stepped in, making it clear that threats, whether veiled or direct, against senior government officials will not be tolerated.

Essayli announced:

“We have zero tolerance for direct or implicit threats against government officials. I’ve referred this matter to @SecretService and requested a full threat assessment.”

Just hours later, Newsom’s office scrambled to walk back the narrative, posting a follow-up tweet trying to reframe their message:

“TODAY: Governor Newsom signs a historic legislation package to protect immigrant communities, hold Trump accountable.”

Newsom’s press office has defended itself, characterizing the outrage as overblown political theater. They have claimed their message was made in the context of new immigration legislation.

Kristi Noem:
“Well, 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 then somebody with an agenda—like the cartels and criminals who have already threatened our family—grabs onto them.

When you get a post like that by a governor, immediately my staff and family think, What is going on? What does he mean? We’re trying to figure it out. This is a day and age where we’ve always known that words matter, but now we’ve realized there are real consequences—things that have happened to incredible people like Charlie—that we’ll have to live with forever.

I hope we all learn from that. I hope we all learn that it’s time to start listening to each other, having civil discussions, and stopping ridiculous, irresponsible posts like the one Governor Newsom put out there.”

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