California Governor Gavin Newsom has been referred to the Secret Service over a tweet posted by his press office, which one MAGA attorney took offense to.

“Kristi Noem is going to have a bad day today,” Newsom’s press office wrote on Saturday. “You’re welcome, America.”

U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli did not see the funny side and appeared to immediately pick up the phone to the Secret Service, allegedly interpreting the wry tweet as a genuine threat.

“We have zero tolerance for direct or implicit threats against government officials,” Essayli wrote on X. “I’ve referred this matter to [the Secret Service] and requested a full threat assessment.”

Essayli, a lawyer and former Republican state assemblyman, is a die-hard MAGA acolyte. Appointed to the acting position by Attorney General Pam

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