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A cryptic X post from California Gov. Gavin Newsom's press office remained under criticism Monday, with the acting U.S. attorney in California calling out the rhetoric as "reckless" on the heels of the assassination of Charlie Kirk.

The post, which read, "Kristi Noem is going to have a bad day today. You’re welcome, America," prompted Bill Essayli to make a Secret Service threat assessment referral over the weekend.

"I was shocked when I saw that," he said Monday on " Fox & Friends ."

"That's the exact same rhetoric we saw leading up to the assassination of Charlie Kirk just a little over a week ago, and for the governor to do that and send that out was completely reckless, and we don't know the intent, and we don't kno

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