Phil Mickelson slams Gavin Newsom for “ignoring” US President Donald Trump's renewed policies


Phil Mickelson's overwhelming support for US President Donald Trump is nothing new. Aside from showing his political stance, the veteran golfer doesn't mind pointing the finger at Democrats and their actions.

Among the politicians who have faced Mickelson's criticism, Gavin Newsom, the governor of California, is a prominent figure. Once again, the six-time major champion has criticized Newsom. This time, Phil Mickelson questioned the politician's policies and called his methods “the biggest THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY.”

In a recent X post (previously on Twitter), Lefty accused Newsom of suppressing domestic refineries to make way for Chinese and Russian oil tanker imports. according to MickelsonAccording to California's claims, the California governor has directly violated US sanctions on Russian oil exports, which were also renewed by Donald Trump.

Phil Mickelson also referred to a report illustrating how there is a 25% reliance on Chinese tankers COSCO and 5-8% on Russian Sovcomflot for jet fuel. Check out his post on X:

“@CAgovernor has no problem hurting all Californians with ridiculous energy costs…His blatant sabotage of Sable, Valero Benicia and others in favor of foreign oil tankers including Russia and China seems very intentional and treasonous…Policies put in place by Pres Biden in 2022 and just renewed by Pres Trump that are being ignored and ignored by Gov News…”

@CAgovernor has no problem hurting all Californians with ridiculous energy costs. BUT his policies have harmed all Americans and the entire South Pacific and is currently the greatest THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY. Is he really that incompetent? Its blatant sabotage

For those who don't know, this isn't Phil Mickelson's first taunt at Newsom in response to the latter's criticism of trump. For months, Mickelson has supported the SOC in its battle against the California Coastal Commission. On October 2, Newsom launched a public attack against Trump, claiming that under the latter's tenure, “the highest bidder” decides US energy policies.

After this tweet, Phil Mickelson challenged the politician to a town hall debate on issues related to Sable Offshore Corp. The three-time Masters champion also wrote a follow-up tweet, mentioning how he left his contact information with Newsom's assistant.

When Phil Mickelson criticized Gavin Newsom for questioning US President Donald Trump's tariffs

This week, Newsom made a major claim about the Trump administration. In a press conference, California's governor accused Trump's tariffs of being the sole cause of the tax hike.

Phil Mickelson he didn't shy away from bringing all the heat. He reposted Newsom's video and explained how the tariffs actually extract taxes from imports. According to the LIV golfer, this could increase consumer prices, but it also creates domestic jobs. The golfer also cited examples such as BYD's fee:

“Gavin doesn't understand how tariffs work, so here's a quick explanation. It's a tax on imports! Most tariffs generally benefit US companies because the US pays higher wages and has more costs to produce goods in general…”

Mickelson didn't stop after his lengthy explanation of the Trump administration's tariffs. Shortly after this X post, the golfer reached out to Grok and urged the AI ​​model to identify any errors that might be present in his claim.