9/11 families condemn Trump for hosting Saudi-funded LIV golf tournament at his NJ club

Former President Donald Trump has come under criticism from families and survivors of the 9/11 terrorist attacks for hosting an upcoming tournament for the Saudi-funded LIV golf league at his Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. The group 9/11 Justice has expressed "deep pain and anger" in a letter to Trump, highlighting moments where the former president assigned blame to Saudi Arabia for the attacks that killed 2,977 people in 2001. Trump's decision to host the tournament for personal financial gain is incomprehensible to the group, given that 15 of the 19 attackers were Saudi citizens and terrorist mastermind Osama Bin Laden was born in the country. The LIV tournament, which has made headlines for attracting big names like Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson, will take place in July at the Bedminster course. Trump's Miami course is scheduled to host a LIV championship tournament in late October. The PGA Tour suspended players who joined LIV, and the U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly investigating the Tour for potentially anti-competitive behavior against LIV. The LIV tournament is not the first Saudi business dealing connected to Trump. Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law and former White House advisor, secured a $2 billion investment from the Saudis' sovereign investment fund for his private equity firm. 9/11 Justice has protested the LIV tournament hosted at the Pumpkin Ridge course in Portland, Oregon, and more stateside tournaments are scheduled for the fall in Boston, Chicago, and a team championship hosted at Trump's Doral course in Miami. Meanwhile, the group has also sent a letter to President Joe Biden demanding that he holds the Saudi government accountable for the attacks.

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