“Understand their feelings” Donald Trump dodges questions about Saudi-sponsored golf tournament at his NJ property
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There is growing pressure on former US president Donald Trump to cancel the tournament from coalitions of the families of those killed in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. On Friday, Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, will play host to the third event for LIV Golf, funded by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign-wealth fund.
In a Monday interview with the Wall street journal, former president Donald Trump said he can “understand the feelings” but doesn’t understand the protests by the bereaved families of 9/11 victims against the lavish, Saudi-sponsored LIV Golf Invitational, which will soon be held at one of his golf courses.
“I don’t know much about the 9/11 families, I don’t know what is the relationship to this, and their very strong feelings, and I can understand their feelings,” Trump told The Wall Street Journal. “I can’t really comment on that because I don’t know exactly what they’re saying, and what they’re saying who did what.”
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Donald Trump avoids questions regarding Saudi-sponsored golf event
9/11 Justice, one of the family coalitions, on Tuesday unveiled a commercial that used pictures of Trump‘s Bedminster golf course and questioned the former president’s plans to host the high-profile sporting event. “This golf tournament is taking place 50 miles from Ground Zero,” a man in the ad noted. “It’s disgusting. Worse than a slap in the face,” said another. “How much money to turn your back on your own country?” a woman asked.
Just down the road from the Bedminster golf club, “9/11 Justice” plans to organize a demonstration at the beginning of the three-day competition on Friday.On Tuesday, a different coalition called “9/11 Families United” staged a press conference close to the Bedminster club.
Wounded Families have criticized Saudi Arabia for its involvement in the 9/11 attacks—the majority of the attackers were Saudi nationals, but the Saudi government has consistently denied any involvement—only for the nation to now partake in “sports washing,” a modern trend that detractors refer to as the cleaning up of a country’s reputation through participation in high-profile sporting events. Later this year, another LIV event will take place at Trump National Doral Miami.
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