Overview
- The Governor Newsom Press Office on X declared in all caps, “STEPHEN MILLER IS A FASCIST!” from the state’s official communications account.
- Stephen Miller replied, “Why do you think they posted this?”, and the account answered, “because you’re a fascist.”
- Right-leaning commentators charged that the message endangered Miller, with one saying it put a “bullseye” on him and The Federalist’s Sean Davis claiming, “He’s trying to get Stephen killed.”
- The account kept up the rhetoric through the weekend, calling Trump allies “authoritarian stooges,” posting a “textbook definition” graphic, and writing, “DING DONGS IN THE WHITE HOUSE: IF YOU DON’T WANT US TO CALL YOU A FASCIST THEN STOP DOING FASCIST THINGS.”
- Citing the risk of escalation, Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman warned that labels like “Hitler” or “fascist” can lead to extreme outcomes and said political violence is always wrong.