Aramco Team Series: Saudi-Tied Tournament Causes Push to Void Trump's N.Y.C. Golf Contract

[Eugene]

Source: New York Times

Saudi-Tied Tournament Causes Push to Void Trump’s N.Y.C. Golf Contract

City Council leaders asked Mayor Eric Adams to end the Trump Organization’s contract to run a city-owned golf course in the Bronx and to cancel a tournament next month.

By Emma G. Fitzsimmons and Alan Blinder
Sept. 8, 2022
Updated 10:57 a.m. ET

It sounded like the type of event that Mayor Eric Adams would want to bring to New York City to boost the economy: an elite international golf tournament that would draw visitors and their wallets.

But because the tournament has ties to the government of Saudi Arabia and will be played at a city-owned course run by former President Donald J. Trump’s family business, it has prompted widespread criticism, especially from family members of victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.

Mr. Adams, whose administration allowed the tournament to move forward, is now facing pressure from the City Council to revisit his stance.

Adrienne Adams, the City Council speaker, and Shekar Krishnan, a member of the Council who leads its Committee on Parks and Recreation, sent a letter on Wednesday night to Mayor Adams and Sue Donoghue, the parks commissioner, urging them to immediately void the city’s contract with the Trump Organization to operate the course at Ferry Point in the Bronx, and to cancel the tournament.

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Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/08/nyregion/trump-golf-saudi-adams.html

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[Mr.Bill]

1. They should have kicked Trump

out of there a long time ago. It's absurd for any government entity to be doing business with someone who tried to overthrow our government.

[TheRealNorth]

2. Are they requiring payment up front?

Anything associated with TFG is suspect when it comes to getting paid.

In fact, I would hold local government officials responsible for not seeking the money up front.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

3. Do it.