Golf legend Phil Mickelson sparked controversy over the weekend after posting on X (formerly Twitter) comments targeting multiple House Democrats, singling out Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. Mickelson specifically called for Omar to be deported back to Somalia.
The remarks come in the wake of criticism directed at the late Charlie Kirk, 31, who was shot and killed on Sept. 10. Democrats and major media outlets have labeled Kirk radical and racially divisive, a characterization Mickelson rejected.
On Saturday, Mickelson shared a clip of Omar’s comments and responded directly. Omar, who was born in Somalia and moved to the U.S. with her family in 1995, had told CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, “It’s one thing to care about his life because obviously so many people loved him, including his children and wife. But I am not going to sit here and be judged for not wanting to honor any legacy this man has left behind. That should be in the dustbin of history, and we should hopefully move on and forget the hate that he spewed every single day.”
Mickelson’s reaction was blunt. He wrote, “Ilhan spews hate every time she opens her mouth, she came here fraudulently and will hopefully be sent back to Somalia soon.”
On Sunday, Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, delivered a powerful message of public forgiveness for her husband’s alleged assassin during the memorial service in Glendale, Arizona, reaching millions of viewers.
Phil Mickelson highlighted the moment on X, contrasting it with comments from political figures he criticized. “While Ilhan and Jasmine are speaking hateful rhetoric, Erika Kirk is saying this. I have no words. Amazing,” Mickelson wrote, underscoring the stark difference between Kirk’s message of grace and the partisan commentary circulating in the media.
During Sunday evening’s memorial, Erika Kirk addressed the nation with a message of profound grace. “My husband Charlie wanted to save young men, just like the one who took his life,” she said. She then offered forgiveness directly: “That young man, I forgive him.”
Also on Sunday, Phil Mickelson targeted Rep. Jasmine Crockett, the Texas Democrat, in response to her comments on CNN. In a clip from the broadcast, Crockett defended her use of incendiary language comparing Republicans to Adolf Hitler, saying, “I am using that language because it is accurate language.”
Mickelson responded on X with a blunt critique, writing, “Jasmine and Ilhan spew hate every time they open their mouth and it is total bull***.”
He concluded his post with a sharp final judgment: “They are the problem, certainly aren’t the solution, and they both need to go.”
