Former President Donald Trump defended his decision to host a golf tournament financed by Saudi Arabia at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in New Jersey amid mounting criticism from the families of those who died on Sept. 11, 2001.
LIV Golf is financed by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, which is chaired by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
U.S. intelligence officials have concluded that the crown prince approved of an operation to capture or kill Jamal Khashoggi, a columnist for The Washington Post, in 2018.
Saudi officials have denied any involvement by the crown prince. However, Saudi Arabia has also been criticized for its human rights abuses in Yemen and its crackdown on political dissidents at home, among other issues….