'Whores and has-beens': GOP Rep. Chip Roy blasts golfers in Saudi-backed event
by Juliegrace Brufke, Congressional Reporter
June 16, 2022 09:51 AMRep. Chip Roy slammed PGA Tour defectors who have decided to join the Saudi-backed LIV Golf, arguing the players are “basically whores and has-beens.” And they're willing to take millions in “blood money,” said Roy (R-TX).
A number of high-profile PGA stars have been lured by tournament purses in the $25 million range, with the golfers being paid millions more to join the league. That includes Bryson DeChambeau, Dustin Johnson, Graeme McDowell, Phil Mickelson, Kevin Na, Ian Poulter, Patrick Reed, and Lee Westwood.
But critics, including Roy, say that Saudi Arabia's human rights abuses should deter players from participating in the league. Roy said he doesn’t support President Joe Biden’s expected trip to meet with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman amid record-high gas prices either.
“I'm fine with competition, but it has to be an economic model that's legit and not being bankrolled by a bunch of Saudis," Roy told the Washington Examiner in an interview. "We’ve got the president of the United States going over and kissing the Saudis' a** trying to get oil because we've got completely screwed up oil and gas, energy policy in this country.”
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https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/house/rep-chip-roy-golfers-saudi-arabia
