9/11 Victims' Families Demand Trump Cancel Saudi-Sponsored Golf Event

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[Asia Economy New York=Special Correspondent Joselgina] Families of victims and survivors who lost their lives in the 2001 U.S. 9/11 terror attacks strongly criticized a Saudi Arabia-sponsored golf event scheduled at a golf club owned by former President Donald Trump. They urged the cancellation of the event, accusing the former president of abandoning their loved ones for personal financial gain.

According to CNBC and others on the 18th (local time), the 9/11 Justice group, representing the families of 9/11 victims, expressed "deep pain and anger" in a letter sent to former President Trump the previous day.

They pointed out that although former President Trump had repeatedly criticized Saudi Arabia’s responsibility for the 9/11 terror attacks that claimed 2,977 lives in 2011, "we cannot understand how he can accept money from the Saudi golf league." They also criticized, "We cannot understand how a former U.S. president can abandon those we loved for personal financial gain."

Fifteen of the 19 terrorists involved in the 9/11 attacks were Saudi citizens. Osama bin Laden was also born in Saudi Arabia. However, CNBC added that the Saudi government has repeatedly denied any involvement in the attacks at the time.

Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, owned by former President Trump, is scheduled to host the "LIV Golf Invitational Series" sponsored by Saudi Arabia from the 29th to the 31st. Neither Trump National Golf Club nor LIV Golf Invitational responded to CNBC’s request for comment on the letter. The LIV Golf Invitational event will also be held at the Miami course owned by former President Trump in October.

The U.S. Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) Tour has banned players participating in LIV Golf from competing in PGA Tour events and imposed fines, fearing player defections. Former President Trump mentioned the PGA Tour in a post on Truth Social the previous day but did not address the criticism from the 9/11 victims’ families.

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