NEW YORK (Dagbladet): Trump’s golf courses were stripped of their role as hosts of the PGA tournament after the deadly attack on Congress on January 6 last year. Now, however, the golf courses will be relevant as hosts for a new controversial Saudi Arabian golf tournament, according to Washington Post.
“It could potentially give Trump a lucrative business deal with an oppressive regime he defended as president,” the newspaper wrote.
In particular, it should be Trump’s golf courses in Bedminer in New Jersey and Doral in Florida that are current.
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Conversations
According to newspaper sources, the company LIV Golf Investments, which is financed by Saudi Arabia, has had talks with Trump’s business organization.
Want money from Middle Eastern friends
A source also states that Trump is said to have talked to the head of LIV Golf Investment, Greg Norman, about a possible agreement. Norman, a former professional golfer, is a personal friend of Trump and went out with public support for him before the 2020 presidential election.
Neither LIV Golf Investments, the Trump organization nor the Saudi authorities have commented on the information publicly.
“It definitely seems possible given the fact that President Trump owns some of the most beautiful and acclaimed golf courses in the world,” a spokesman for the Trump Political Action Committee, Taylor Budowich, told the Washington Post.
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Brutal regime
The Saudi initiative is now aggressively trying to recruit stars from the well-established PGA Tour and has announced a number of new competitions.
In a podcast interview recently, golfer Kramer Hickok said that 17 players have so far said yes to the Saudi initiative. He also said they expect 10-14 competitions in the United States.
Not punishable: – Approved the murder
– Events on Trump’s properties will be hugely controversial, writes The Guardian.
The Saudi regime is behind a long series of gross human rights violations. Among other things, they were behind the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. They also have a long history of imprisonment and executions of gays.
When Trump was president, he still chose to build close ties with the regime. His first trip abroad as president was to Saudi Arabia. He has also constantly boasted of the country’s wealth and strength.
Stick to the Saudi prince
Investigated
Avisa also points out how divisive Trump himself is in the United States. He was tried twice as president. One of the times for his role in the deadly attack on Congress on January 6, 2021. Now he is considering running for president again.
Trump’s golf courses are also part of ongoing investigations into the Trump organization’s activities.
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Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) has ordered the killing of Khashoggi, according to US intelligence. At the same time, he has a close relationship with especially Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Trump himself defended MBS, which he claims he did not know about the murder.
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“Maybe he knew, maybe he did not,” Trump said in a statement about whether the Crown Prince knew or ordered the murder. This is in contrast to what the US intelligence agencies have concluded.
– I saved his ass. I was able to get Congress to leave him alone. I was able to get them to stop, says Trump about MBS in the book “Rage” written by Bob Woodward.
Observed
Kushner was spotted at a golf event in Saudi Arabia earlier in February. according to Bloomberg News Kushner wants investments from the Saudi Arabian Monetary Fund worth $ 500 billion (about $ 4.5 trillion). MBS is the chairman of the board of this fund.
Khashoggi’s people reprimand Søreide: – Disappointing
In recent days, the professional golfer Phil Mickelson has also ended up in bad weather for statements about the Saudi Arabian plans. He is considering participating despite being well acquainted with brutal Saudi abuses.
– We know they killed Khashoggi and have a terrible history of human rights. They execute people for being gay. When I know all this, why would consider it at all? Because it is a “once in a lifetime” opportunity to reshape how the PGA operates, Mickelson says according to Alan Shipnuck, who is writing a biography about him.
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