“Don’t know exactly what they’re saying” – Donald Trump justifies his support for rebel Saudi-backed LIV Golf
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LIV Golf, the Saudi-backed circuit, has been constantly in the headlines ever since the announcement of this controversial tournament rolled out. Meanwhile, former US president Donald Trump, who has a history of supporting rebel sports ventures, has shared his remarks about the league in the media.
Trump’s comments came the week that his course, Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., is set to host the third event for LIV Golf. Meanwhile, families of the horrific 9/11 incident victims are planning to protest the event and to which, the 45th President of the States said that while he can understand their feelings although he doesn’t know much about their stance.
“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,” Mr Trump said during an interaction with the Wall Street Journal on Monday. “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.”
“LIV has been a great thing for Saudi Arabia”
Donald Trump further went on to reckon that LIV Golf, which has been luring players away from the PGA Tour with lavish paydays, is a great thing for Saudi Arabia.
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“I think LIV has been a great thing for Saudi Arabia, for the image of Saudi Arabia,” he said. “I think it’s going to be an incredible investment from that standpoint, and that’s more valuable than lots of other things because you can’t buy that—even with billions of dollars.”
The Republican Party leader also said he thinks that controversy around the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi—often cited about Saudi Arabia’s record on human rights—has “totally died down.”
“I do think that the publicity that they’ve gotten, more than anything, has been a great thing for them,” Mr Trump said. “I think the publicity they’ve gotten is worth billions of dollars. It’s one of the hottest things to have happened in sports, and sports is a big part of life.”
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