Why some lawmakers are livid over the ‘shameless’ PGA Tour-LIV merger

Emily Kilcrease, a senior fellow at the Center for New American Security told The Hill that publicly available information on the deal seems to indicate a merger where the Saudis would have significant control over important matters related to the PGA Tour so the legal jurisdiction threshold would be covered.

But then on the matter of national security, there would be questions about the intent of the foreign actor to do something nefarious, whether the foreign actor can exploit a vulnerability with the acquisition, and what consequences would arise from a harmful act, Kilcrease said.

“Clearly, people are concerned about the Saudis for very good reasons. It’s not evident to me at this point what they can do with the PGA Tour that would raise the level of a national security risk” Kilcrease continued.

“Obviously, they’re engaging in this because they’re trying to sport wash or kind of deflect attention from their human rights abuses,” she added.

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