WASHINGTON : Former president Donald Trump and other conservatives praised the planned merger of PGA Golf and Saudi-backed LIV, which would end an acrimonious battle for the world's top golfers, but some Democrats were less enthusiastic and the deal could face U.S. government probes, experts said.The PGA
WASHINGTON : Former president Donald Trump and other conservatives praised the planned merger of PGA Golf and Saudi-backed LIV, which would end an acrimonious battle for the world's top golfers, but some Democrats were less enthusiastic and the deal could face U.S. government probes, experts said.
"The PGA Tour has spent two years lambasting Saudi sports-washing and paying lip service the integrity of the sport of golf, which will now be used unabashedly by the Kingdom to distract from its many crimes," he said in a statement. The deal could well attract antitrust scrutiny because it could ultimately impact the incomes of the relatively small pool of top golfers that are targets for the tours. Last year, the Department of Justice successfully blocked a merger of two U.S. book publishers, arguing that the reduction in competition would hurt author incomes.
"I would assess it unlikely this would get opposed by the government mainly because it hasn't been around very long," he said.
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