Donald Trump was spotted at a LIV Golf-supported party in New York City on Wednesday night in front of the association's competition at his New Jersey green that starts off Thursday.
The previous president — wearing a suit and shirt without his particular red tie — was found in the group at Midtown's Gotham Hall watching rapper Nelly perform, warmly greeting Caitlyn Jenner and grinning close by his better half Melania Trump.
Trump participated in the celebrations in spite of having his planned Thursday round of golf with proficient golf players Bryson DeChambeau and Dustin Johnson in the supportive of am in front of the main round of the current week's LIV Golf Invitational at his Trump National Golf Course in Bedminster, New Jersey.
Johnson and his better half Paulina Gretzky, as well as LIV Golf Investments CEO Greg Norman, a resigned supportive of golf player nicknamed "The Shark", likewise showed up at Wednesday night's party.
nicknamed “The Shark”, also made appearances at Wednesday night’s shindig.
LIV Golf has been muddled with controversy for its involvement with the Saudi Arabian government amid reports of human rights abuses in the country. The company that runs the tour — which entered the professional golf world as an alternate to the US-based PGA Tour — is bankrolled by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Funds.
Critics have accused Saudi Arabia of “sportswashing” its human rights atrocities through its involvement with LIV Golf and other sports.
Families of 9/11 victims have also bashed the circuit — especially since the tournament will be taking place less than 50 miles from where the twin towers once stood.
Fifteen of the 19 hijackers on 9/11 were from Saudi Arabia and the FBI released hundreds of pages of newly declassified documents last year exploring the connection between the Saudi government and the terrorist attacks.
Nonetheless, Trump has dismissed human rights concerns over Saudi Arabia in recent days while also blasting the PGA Tour, which has suspended players who compete in LIV Golf from participating in its tournament.
“All of those golfers that remain ‘loyal’ to the very disloyal PGA, in all of its different forms, will pay a big price when the inevitable MERGER with LIV comes,”
Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.
The winner of the LIV Golf Invitational Series this week will be awarded with $4 million from a $25 million purse.
