Eric Lipton
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Yeah. Well, that's I mean, you know, if anything, you know, Donald Trump is an incredible marketer and brand builder and and he's marketing and brand building. And he's been doing that for decades now. And that's what he's doing here again.
Yeah. Well, that's I mean, you know, if anything, you know, Donald Trump is an incredible marketer and brand builder and and he's marketing and brand building. And he's been doing that for decades now. And that's what he's doing here again.
So the Live Golf is backed by the Sovereign Wealth Fund of Saudi Arabia. And they've spent an enormous amount of money trying to create a competitive league to the PGA. And in the United States, the Trump family has been one of their most important partners. And so for the fourth year in a row, they have had the tournament now at the Trump Durrell in Saudi Arabia.
So the Live Golf is backed by the Sovereign Wealth Fund of Saudi Arabia. And they've spent an enormous amount of money trying to create a competitive league to the PGA. And in the United States, the Trump family has been one of their most important partners. And so for the fourth year in a row, they have had the tournament now at the Trump Durrell in Saudi Arabia.
So the Live Golf is backed by the Sovereign Wealth Fund of Saudi Arabia. And they've spent an enormous amount of money trying to create a competitive league to the PGA. And in the United States, the Trump family has been one of their most important partners. And so for the fourth year in a row, they have had the tournament now at the Trump Durrell in Saudi Arabia.
outside of Miami, not far from the Miami airport. I was there for the tournament this year. But this is the first time that Trump has been president of the United States in the White House while there is a Saudi-funded golf tournament at his club in Florida. In the previous years, he was in the private sector, so whatever. It doesn't really matter. But now...
outside of Miami, not far from the Miami airport. I was there for the tournament this year. But this is the first time that Trump has been president of the United States in the White House while there is a Saudi-funded golf tournament at his club in Florida. In the previous years, he was in the private sector, so whatever. It doesn't really matter. But now...
outside of Miami, not far from the Miami airport. I was there for the tournament this year. But this is the first time that Trump has been president of the United States in the White House while there is a Saudi-funded golf tournament at his club in Florida. In the previous years, he was in the private sector, so whatever. It doesn't really matter. But now...
You have effectively the Saudi sovereign wealth fund paying money to the Trump family while Trump is president of the United States. And the United States has massive foreign policy interests with the Saudi Arabia. It's thinking about selling them F-35 fighter jets. It's thinking about giving them nuclear technology to help them build their nuclear industry. And so –
You have effectively the Saudi sovereign wealth fund paying money to the Trump family while Trump is president of the United States. And the United States has massive foreign policy interests with the Saudi Arabia. It's thinking about selling them F-35 fighter jets. It's thinking about giving them nuclear technology to help them build their nuclear industry. And so –
You have effectively the Saudi sovereign wealth fund paying money to the Trump family while Trump is president of the United States. And the United States has massive foreign policy interests with the Saudi Arabia. It's thinking about selling them F-35 fighter jets. It's thinking about giving them nuclear technology to help them build their nuclear industry. And so –
What I saw when I was down there at Trump Darrell and I there on the golf course was the governor of the public investment fund of the Saudi Arabia. He's effectively runs more capital than just about any place, anyone else in the world, you know, hundreds of billions of dollars. And he is also the head of live golf. And he was there on the golf course as the tournament was getting started.
What I saw when I was down there at Trump Darrell and I there on the golf course was the governor of the public investment fund of the Saudi Arabia. He's effectively runs more capital than just about any place, anyone else in the world, you know, hundreds of billions of dollars. And he is also the head of live golf. And he was there on the golf course as the tournament was getting started.
What I saw when I was down there at Trump Darrell and I there on the golf course was the governor of the public investment fund of the Saudi Arabia. He's effectively runs more capital than just about any place, anyone else in the world, you know, hundreds of billions of dollars. And he is also the head of live golf. And he was there on the golf course as the tournament was getting started.
And Eric Trump was there as well. And Donald Trump had been there the night before I got there. So it's another conflict of interest. You have the Saudi Arabia paying money through Live Golf to the Trump family at the same time as in the next couple of weeks, President Trump is on his way to Saudi Arabia to talk about foreign policy matters.
And Eric Trump was there as well. And Donald Trump had been there the night before I got there. So it's another conflict of interest. You have the Saudi Arabia paying money through Live Golf to the Trump family at the same time as in the next couple of weeks, President Trump is on his way to Saudi Arabia to talk about foreign policy matters.
And Eric Trump was there as well. And Donald Trump had been there the night before I got there. So it's another conflict of interest. You have the Saudi Arabia paying money through Live Golf to the Trump family at the same time as in the next couple of weeks, President Trump is on his way to Saudi Arabia to talk about foreign policy matters.
Yeah, I mean, it's something that's just developed in recent days and several of them actually cited our stories as a factor in it.
Yeah, I mean, it's something that's just developed in recent days and several of them actually cited our stories as a factor in it.
Yeah, I mean, it's something that's just developed in recent days and several of them actually cited our stories as a factor in it.