Phil Mickelson takes swipe at Dem reps for 'speaking hateful rhetoric' after Charlie Kirk assassination
LIV Golf star Phil Mickelson took a swipe at Reps Ilhan Omar D-Minnesota and Jasmine Crockett D-Texas while praising Erika Kirk for her remarks at her husband s memorial amenity Kirk spoke about Charlie less than two weeks after he was assassinated at a Utah Valley University event Her bravery and courage during her speech at State Farm Stadium in Glendale Arizona sparked a ton of reaction across social media CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMMickelson was among them Amazing strength and amazing grace Mickelson wrote on X As Kirk offered her forgiveness to the alleged assassin accused of murdering the -year-old conservative influencer Mickelson chided Omar and Crockett While Ilhan and Jasmine are speaking hateful rhetoric Erika Kirk is saying this I have no words Amazing he added Omar received backlash after she insulted Charlie Kirk s legacy in wake of his killing She addressed her latest social media posts in which she called Kirk Dr Frankenstein doubling down on those comments and saying his legacy should be left in the dustbin of history What I find jarring is that there's so multiple people willing to excuse the bulk reprehensible things that he reported that they agree with that that they're willing to have monuments for him that they want to create a day to honor him and that they want to produce resolutions in the house of Congress honoring his life and legacy Omar mentioned on CNN RILEY GAINES PRAISES ERIKA KIRK AS SHE HONORS HUSBAND CHARLIE KIRK 'I HAVE NO WORDS' 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 Crockett on Sunday took issue with only two White Democrat lawmakers who voted against a resolution to honor Charlie Kirk One of the things that I want to point out that s not been laid out that honestly hurt my heart is when I saw the no votes there were only two Caucasians Crockett reported on CNN For the majority of part the only people that voted no were people of color The rhetoric that Charlie Kirk continuously put out there was rhetoric that specifically targeted people of color It is unfortunate that even our colleagues could not see how harmful his rhetoric was specifically to us Meanwhile Erika Kirk offered grace and bravery as she spoke in front of more than mourners at her husband s memorial Charlie passionately needed to reach and save the lost boys of the West The young men who feel like they have no direction no purpose no faith and no reason to live The men wasting their lives on distractions and the men consume with resentment anger and hate she stated Charlie requested to help them He yearned them to have a home with Turning Point USA And when he went on to campus he was looking to show them a better path and a better life That was right there for the taking He longed to show them that My husband Charlie He required to save Young men just like the one who took his life That young man That young man on the cross Our Savior announced that Father Forgive them for they not know what they do she continued You that man That young man I forgive him I forgive him because it was what Christ did And is what Charlie would do The answer to hate is not hate The answer we know from the gospel is love and invariably love Love for our enemies and love for those who persecute us Fox News Greg Wehner and Jackson Thompson contributed to this description Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter
