Former US President Donald Trump has defended hosting the Saudi-backed LIV championship at his family’s 800-acre golf club in Miami.
Trump did not appear interest Concerns about Saudi Arabia and its distorted human rights situation, stating: “In this country too we have human rights problems”, referring to the United States.
Trump’s speech came in the context of a short interview with a newspaper The New York Times.
Although the Trump family did not disclose how much they make from LIV tournaments, Trump noted that his conversations with Saudi officials convinced him that the kingdom’s golf embrace was “very important to them” and that they were “putting a lot of effort into it. and a lot of money in it. ” “.
The Trump family has not publicly revealed how much money they have made by hosting tournaments from the highly controversial arena, which is funded by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund and has been criticized as a way for the country to refine its global image, according to the website. . Ace.
During his presidency, Trump said the United States would stand by Saudi Arabia after the CIA ruled “with great confidence” that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, a journalist for the Washington Post and Saudi dissident in 2018.
The families of the victims of the 9/11 attacks asked Trump to cancel the LIV golf tournament, and Trump said he could not understand what the families were saying and claimed that “no one has come all the way” about the attacks. .
