Trump Says Golf Circuit Improves Image of Saudi Arabia

Donald Trump told the Wall Street Journal that the Saudi-backed LIV Golf circuit, which has upended the sport by luring players away from the PGA Tour with lavish paydays, has been “worth billions of dollars” in publicity for Saudi Arabia.

Said Trump: “I think LIV has been a great thing for Saudi Arabia, for the image of Saudi Arabia. I think it’s going to be an incredible investment from that standpoint, and that’s more valuable than lots of other things because you can’t buy that—even with billions of dollars.”

Trump also dismissed the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi: “I can say that from the standpoint of Khashoggi, that has died down so much. It really seems to have totally died down.”