Senators puzzled by PGA merger with Saudi golf league

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The PGA Tour has spent the last two years bitterly fighting LIV Golf, an upstart golf league owned by the Saudis. So when the two leagues announced that they would merge, news that shocked the sports world, it caused lawmakers to scratch their heads.

It has filed dueling lawsuits against LIV Golf, with each side claiming violations of antitrust law. PGA has even urged members of Congress to oppose LIV’s foothold in American golf.So when the two leagues announced on Tuesday that they would merge, news that shocked the sports world, it caused lawmakers to scratch their heads.

But the surprise reversal has Democrats openly crying hypocrisy as the PGA now embraces what was, until Tuesday, a mutual foe. The president's desired detente is complicated, however, by the yearslong hostility Democrats have for Riyadh. Sen. Bob Menendez , the chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, even called for an end to all cooperation with Saudi Arabia last year over its oil cuts.

But professional sports may not rise to the level of concern Washington has for industries with larger security implications, such as technology and rare earth minerals. And Murphy argued Donald Trump's cozy relationship with the Saudis — the former president has hosted LIV tournaments at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida — poses a threat of foreign influence.

 

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