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a kennedy

(31,992 posts)
Mon Jul 18, 2022, 06:29 PM Jul 2022

Of course tRump would side with LIV golf tour......pig.

Former President Donald Trump took the side of the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tour over what he called a “very disloyal PGA” in a Monday morning post on TruthSocial.

LIV is the controversial start-up golf tour backed by Saudi millions that have led many top pro golfers to leave the PGA tour, namely Phil Mickelson, Dustin Johnson, and many others, who have received enormous and guaranteed payoffs for their participation. Saudi Arabia has long been criticized for their poor record on human rights, which has come to light recently in part due to the state-sponsored murder of Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi.

Trump wrote:

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, and you get nothing but a big “thank you” from PGA officials who are making Millions of Dollars a year. If you don’t take the money now, you will get nothing after the merger takes place, and only say how smart the original signees were. Good luck to all, and congratulations to really talented Cam Smith on his incredible WIN!

https://www.mediaite.com/trump/trump-sides-with-saudi-backed-liv-tour-over-very-disloyal-pga-in-fiery-truth-social-post/

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Of course tRump would side with LIV golf tour......pig. (Original Post) a kennedy Jul 2022 OP
Wait, wait, I've seen this movie before. rsdsharp Jul 2022 #1
Damn...... a kennedy Jul 2022 #2
Trump wanted an NFL team. He thought he could use the USFL to get it. rsdsharp Jul 2022 #4
He wanted MY NFL TEAM! Bleacher Creature Jul 2022 #8
Kinda like if W had been made Commissioner of Baseball. rsdsharp Jul 2022 #9
Golf is similar to sex at140 Jul 2022 #3
Hey, good for you. a kennedy Jul 2022 #5
Query: Is media going to cover the LIV championships, etc.? no_hypocrisy Jul 2022 #6
Probably ignored. Bleacher Creature Jul 2022 #7
And if I knew absolutely nothing else about PGA vs LIV... dixiechiken1 Jul 2022 #10
How many of those thousand of Muslims celebrating 9-11 were Saudi, Donald? keithbvadu2 Jul 2022 #11
And there goes David Feherty to LIV. 🤬 🤬 🤬 a kennedy Jul 2022 #12

rsdsharp

(10,098 posts)
1. Wait, wait, I've seen this movie before.
Mon Jul 18, 2022, 06:41 PM
Jul 2022

Trump telling the other USFL owners they had to start playing in the fall, and sue the NFL for antitrust violations. The USFL would win a billion dollars. A billion dollars I tells ya! And then the leagues would merge.

“Follow me! Follow me!”

They did. They sued, won a whopping $1.00, which was trebled to $3.00. The league folded right after. And Pete Rozelle told Trump he would never get an NFL franchise as long as Rozelle was Commisioner.

“Golfers! Unite with LIV! The PGA will have to merge with us.”

rsdsharp

(10,098 posts)
4. Trump wanted an NFL team. He thought he could use the USFL to get it.
Mon Jul 18, 2022, 06:49 PM
Jul 2022

Trump is pissed because the PGA won’t book tournaments on his courses. He wants to leverage LIV to get that back. As a bonus, LIV will pay him to use his courses in the meantime. It’s all about Trump. Again.

Bleacher Creature

(11,426 posts)
8. He wanted MY NFL TEAM!
Mon Jul 18, 2022, 07:15 PM
Jul 2022

I'm thankful every day that he wasn't able to scam his way into buying my Bills, although he may not have run for President had he won the bidding. . .

rsdsharp

(10,098 posts)
9. Kinda like if W had been made Commissioner of Baseball.
Mon Jul 18, 2022, 07:19 PM
Jul 2022

He couldn’t have been worse than “Bud” Selig. Alas, what might have been.

at140

(6,123 posts)
3. Golf is similar to sex
Mon Jul 18, 2022, 06:44 PM
Jul 2022

Not fun to watch others playing, but great fun playing yourself.
Golf is the only exercise I can do for 4+ hours without getting bored.
Walking 18 holes at hilly golf course of Orchard Hills CC pushing my golf cart is the main reason my health came back from half a dozen health issues back to zero health issues.

no_hypocrisy

(48,687 posts)
6. Query: Is media going to cover the LIV championships, etc.?
Mon Jul 18, 2022, 07:07 PM
Jul 2022

Like the major networks? Will the outcomes be prominently in newspapers?

Or will they be ignored?

Bleacher Creature

(11,426 posts)
7. Probably ignored.
Mon Jul 18, 2022, 07:12 PM
Jul 2022

The competition isn't as good, the courses aren't as challenging, it's way too gimmicky, and it's a PR mess.

The only thing is has on the PGA tour is that it pays better for anyone willing to accept blood money.

dixiechiken1

(2,113 posts)
10. And if I knew absolutely nothing else about PGA vs LIV...
Mon Jul 18, 2022, 07:55 PM
Jul 2022

The fact that Trump is siding with LIV would make me Team PGA all the way.

#ETTD

keithbvadu2

(39,980 posts)
11. How many of those thousand of Muslims celebrating 9-11 were Saudi, Donald?
Mon Jul 18, 2022, 08:32 PM
Jul 2022

How many of those thousand of Muslims celebrating 9-11 were Saudi, Donald?

You said you saw them.

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=trump+saw+muslims+celebrating+9-11+

a kennedy

(31,992 posts)
12. And there goes David Feherty to LIV. 🤬 🤬 🤬
Tue Jul 19, 2022, 07:29 PM
Jul 2022

“Golf analyst David Feherty and NBC have parted ways,” the New York Post reported. “And he is expected to join the LIV Golf tour’s broadcasts.”

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