Daughter Of 9/11 Victim On Donald Trump’s Saudi Golf Deal: ‘This Is Blood Money You’re Taking’

Media Daughter Of 9/11 Victim On Donald Trump’s Saudi Golf Deal: ‘This Is Blood Money You’re Taking’ Mark Joyella Senior Contributor Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I cover political media–and media politics. New! Follow this author to improve your content experience.

Got it! Jul 19, 2022, 10:35am EDT | New! Click on the conversation bubble to join the conversation Got it! Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND – JUNE 25: Presumptive Republican nominee for US president Donald Trump visits . . .

[+] Trump International Golf Links on June 25, 2016 in Aberdeen, Scotland. The US presidential hopeful was in Scotland for the reopening of the refurbished Open venue golf resort Trump Turnberry which has undergone an eight month refurbishment as part of an investment thought to be worth in the region of two hundred million pounds. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images) Getty Images The daughter of a New York City firefighter who died on 9/11 accused former President Donald Trump of taking “blood money” for hosting the Saudi Arabia-backed LIV Golf Invitation Series at his golf course in New Jersey—”in the backyard of Ground Zero.

” Juliette Scauso’s father Dennis was one of 343 firefighters killed in the attack on the World Trade Center. Scauso has joined protests against the LIV Golf tournament, which is funded by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund and has been offering massive payouts to attract top golfers. Critics say the tournament is intended to obscure Saudi Arabia’s links to terrorism.

“And for that to be hosted by a former president is even more disgusting,” she said. “It’s hard to find the words,” Scauso said on CNN’s New Day Tuesday morning. “I think the 9/11 community, we’ve been pretty outspoken about our issue here.

And I’m very proud to say that I think we’ve gotten our message out quite far,” Scauso said. “I’m sure, Mr. Trump knows about us.

. . he knows how we stand.

. . this is blood money that you’re taking.

” 9/11 family members have written to Trump, asking him to cancel the tournament , writing in a letter “we simply cannot understand how you could agree to accept money from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s golf league to host their tournament at your golf course, and to do so in the shadows of ground zero in New Jersey, which lost over 700 residents during the attacks. ” MORE FOR YOU How To Become A Translator CNN’s John Berman: Arizona ‘Sham Audit’ Proves Donald Trump ‘Even Bigger Loser Than The First Time’ ‘Cut Him Off, Cut Him Off Now!’ Newsmax Anchor Ends Interview When Guest Criticizes Donald Trump South African golfer Charl Schwartzel plays a last shot on the 18th hole during the third and final . .

. [+] day of the LIV Golf Invitational Series event at The Centurion Club in St Albans, north of London, on June 11, 2022. – The LIV Golf Invitational London, the launch event of a lucrative and divisive series that is rocking the sport reaches it’s conclusion.

The $25 million event in St Albans — the biggest prize pot in history — is the first of eight tournaments this year bankrolled by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund, worth a combined $255 million. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP) (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images The allegations of Saudi government involvement in the attacks on September 11, 2001 have been debated. Fifteen of the 19 terrorists who hijacked four passenger jets on 9/11 were Saudi nationals, but the Saudi government has long insisted it had no involvement whatsoever with the attacks.

The 9/11 Commission concluded that there was “no evidence that the Saudi government as an institution or senior Saudi officials individually funded” al Qaeda. Families of 9/11 victims have asked for the release of more information about 9/11, which they believe will reveal deeper involvement between the Saudi government and the al Qaeda terrorists who carried out the attacks. “The Saudi nation is largely responsible for the death of our loved ones and for the horrific attack on America.

And you know it,” 9/11 Justice, which represents survivors and family members of the terrorist attacks, said in a letter. The former president has suggested that golfers should ignore the protests and join the LIV tournament, telling them to “take the money now. ” Trump National Golf in Bedminster, New Jersey, will host the LIV tournament starting on July 29.

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