Governor Gavin Newsom (D-CA) appears to be doubling down on the incendiary rhetoric — and targeting President Donald Trump’s Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller — even as political violence ramps up, particularly against those on the Right.

Just over two weeks after a shooter — who inscribed the phrase “Hey fascist, catch!” on a bullet casing —assassinated conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, someone used Newsom’s official @GovPressOffice account to post, “STEPHEN MILLER IS A FASCIST!”

STEPHEN MILLER IS A FASCIST!

— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) September 27, 2025

Miller himself was among those who responded to the post, asking, “Why do you think they posted this?”

Why do you think they posted this? https://t.co/crtyfyXn40

— Stephen Miller (@StephenM) September 27, 2025

Newsom’s press office doubled down, replying, “because you’re a fascist.”

because you’re a fascist

— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) September 27, 2025

“He knows exactly what he’s doing,” Donald Trump Jr. posted, prompting a reply from the account: “yes, calling out your dad and his authoritarian stooges for being fascists.”

yes, calling out your dad and his authoritarian stooges for being fascists.

— Governor Newsom Press Office (@GovPressOffice) September 28, 2025

A number noted that Newsom — and many other Democrats — appeared to have little or no interest in taking any concrete steps toward dialing down the inflammatory rhetoric.

“They have 0 intention of ‘turning the temperature down’ btw,” Riley Gaines added.

They have 0 intention of “turning the temperature down” btw https://t.co/vx2Q7870KR

— Riley Gaines (@Riley_Gaines_) September 28, 2025

“It’s really a mystery why republicans are so skeptical that the left actually wants to ‘turn the temperature down’,” Meghan McCain posted.

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It’s really a mystery why republicans are so skeptical that the left actually wants to “turn the temperature down”. https://t.co/MG1H7oZK9N

— Meghan McCain (@MeghanMcCain) September 28, 2025

Others pointed to the words themselves, noting that the post adopted the sentiment behind inscribed bullet casings in not one, but two targeted killings.

“Why would the Press Office of a sitting Governor post rhetoric like what was scrawled on shell casings at the scene of two separate killings?” Fox News host Harris Faulkner wondered.

Why would the Press Office of a sitting Governor post rhetoric like what was scrawled on shell casings at the scene of two separate killings? https://t.co/4HnZE3BEwQ

— HARRISFAULKNER (@HARRISFAULKNER) September 28, 2025

“Gavin, this is very dangerous. Please, for the love of all that is holy, stop the violent rhetoric. It’s been two weeks since Charlie Kirk’s assassination, time to get your sh*t together before someone else gets k*lled,” Rep. Nancy Mace (R-NC) replied.

Gavin, this is very dangerous. Please, for the love of all that is holy, stop the violent rhetoric.

It’s been two weeks since Charlie Kirk’s assassination, time to get your sh*t together before someone else gets k*lled.

— Nancy Mace (@NancyMace) September 27, 2025

Andrew Kolvet, executive producer of “The Charlie Kirk Show,” said, “You’ve got to stop this. Seriously.”

You’ve got to stop this. Seriously.

— Andrew Kolvet (@AndrewKolvet) September 27, 2025

Former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe voiced concerns that he could find himself in hot water alongside indicted former FBI Director James Comey, telling CNN anchor Jake Tapper that he believed President Donald Trump was using the Justice Department to attack people he did not like.

McCabe, who joined CNN as a correspondent after he was fired in 2018 — by then-Attorney General Jeff Sessions — spoke with Tapper for Sunday’s broadcast of “State of the Union,” where he argued that Trump was acting solely from a place of vengeance.

WATCH:

MCCABE: “His intention is vengeance. That is what he’s going after. I don’t think there’s anything that will stop him.”

TAPPER: “Are you worried that you’re going to become a target?”

MCCABE: “Of course. Who wouldn’t be, right?” pic.twitter.com/ag6Vm4dtnF

— State of the Union (@CNNSOTU) September 28, 2025

Tapper set McCabe up with a question about the recently-indicted Comey, saying, “You’re an attorney, you spent more than 20 years at the FBI. What do you make of this indictment overall, especially in the context of President Trump exerting public pressure on the Attorney General, on the U.S. Attorney’s office in the Eastern District of Virginia. … What do you make of this all? And also, his promise that he’s going to go after other — or he hopes that there will be other political opponents who face prosecution?”

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“I mean, there’s only one thing to make of it, Jake,” McCabe replied. “It is absolutely what the president himself characterized it as: It’s vengeance. This is the revenge tour, it’s the tour he promised when he ran for office in 2024. It’s what most of us who have fallen in his crosshairs before expected.”

McCabe went on to predict that more people would soon face prosecutions for similar reasons, adding, “His intention is vengeance. That is what he’s going after. I don’t think there’s anything that will stop him.”

“Are you worried that you’re going to become a target?” Tapper asked.

“Of course. Who wouldn’t be, right?” McCabe asked.