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Golf legend Phil Mickelson shared his thoughts on the alleged fraud that occurred in his home state of California in a series of social media posts.
President Donald Trump said during a New Year's Eve event Wednesday that the fraud in California, New York and Illinois is worse than the recently discovered welfare fraud in Minnesota.
Mickelson responded in
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“No amount of taxes can help CA until the fraud problem is fixed. Fraud in CA makes MN look like amateurs,” Mickelson wrote.
“Instead of stopping the fraud and theft and recovering the money, the plan is to increase taxes on citizens who already pay the highest taxes in the country.”
In response to a local op-ed column about the proposed tax on billionaires, Mickelson later wrote: “How about no new taxes until the government gets rid of the fraud? Until that happens, more taxes will only fund more fraud.”
In another post, Mickelson suggested that stopping fraud would cost Democrats votes.
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“The dilemma for all Democrats is that if the fraud, illegal immigration and voter fraud in CA is stopped, then the Republicans will win CA and have a huge majority nationwide. The Democratic party is almost over,” he wrote.
Trump drew more attention to the alleged fraud in California in a Truth Social post on Wednesday, again claiming that it is worse than Minnesota, referencing California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who have been at the center of their state's recent fraud scandal.
“There is more FRAUD in California than in Minnesota, if that's even possible. When you add up voter fraud, they're tied for first place. Two corrupt governors, two corrupt states!” Trump wrote.
Newsom's office responded with a statement about X.
“Donald Trump is a deranged, habitual liar whose relationship with reality ended years ago. This isn't complicated. He spends his days posting whatever garbage his wrinkled little brain can spit out, and [Fox News] diligently treats it as the Scriptures of the Lord,” the statement said.
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“Meanwhile, in the real world where adults rule, [Gov.] Gavin Newsom has been cleaning house. Since taking office, he has blocked more than $125 BILLION in fraud, busted taxpayer-filtering criminal parasites, and protected taxpayers from the exact type of fraudsters Trump celebrates, excuses, and pardons. Gavin Newsom runs a state. “Donald Trump passes his mouth and his fingers.”
On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said it would freeze all child care payments to Minnesota amid growing scrutiny over fraud allegations involving child care centers across Minnesota.
