President Donald Trump’s surprise visit to Virginia Monday set tongues wagging Monday, but the mystery behind the hushed trip has reportedly been solved.
As well as taking in a round of golf at his northern Virginia course, he was also overseeing renovations at his course as it gears up to host a LIV Golf event next year, Business Insider reported.
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“Working today at @TrumpWashingtonDC on the Potomac River. What an incredible place,” Trump said on his Truth Social platform Monday.
The surprise visit sparked speculation Monday that Trump was in town to confront his legal troubles or deliver a surprise speech at an event in Washington, D.C.
“This is much like a mob meeting, right out of the movies! Golf shirts so no wires. Move around so no unseen electronic fixes. Way out of camera range so no lip reading,” former Watergate star witness John Dean wrote on Twitter.
This is much like a mob meeting, right out of the movies! Golf shirts so no wires. Move around so no unseen electronic fixes. Way out of camera range so no lip reading. https://t.co/X8WeKz0feh
— John W. Dean (@JohnWDean) September 13, 2022
However, it turns out that Trump’s outing on his Virginia course was planned out in advance. Staffers on the course were aware the visit was going to happen since last Friday and began making preparations for his arrival, according to the report.
Three men spotted near Trump in photos that swirled online included Trump National General Manager Joe Roediger, Grounds Crew Director Brad Enie, and John Copeland, the founder and president of Superior Golf Concepts, the report noted.
Trump has committed to hosting two LIV events, one at his National Golf Club Bedminster that took place in July and another at the Trump National Doral Miami slated for October. Although a third event has not been confirmed publicly, he is planning to host another event at his Virginia course in May 2023, a source told the outlet.
LIV is an upstart golf tournament that is challenging the more-established PGA Tour and has been doling out lucrative deals to attract major golf stars to its events. However, it has been embroiled in controversy for receiving money from the Saudi sovereign wealth fund.
Families of 9/11 victims, including 9/11 Families United and 9/11 Justice, have blasted golfers and others such as Trump for accepting “blood money” from the Kingdom. They have cited FBI reports examining connections between Saudi Arabia and the attack that killed nearly 3,000. Fifteen of the 19 hijackers on 9/11 were Saudi.
Trump has shrugged off human rights concerns, arguing, “I don’t know much about the 9/11 families. I don’t know much about the 9/11 families.”
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LIV has unveiled plans to expand its slate of events next year, but has not confirmed whether Trump’s Virginia course will make the cut. The Washington Examiner reached out to LIV for comment.
“LIV’s 2023 schedule is not final, so we won’t be speculating on it until it is released officially at a later date,” a spokesperson for LIV told Business Insider.
