New York City officials have again rejected calls by members of the city council to end the Trump Organization's license to operate a city-owned golf course in the Bronx.
September 15, 2022, 2:57 PMGolf carts prepared for opening day sit at the Trump Links golf course in the Bronx borough of New York, March 31, 2015.The New York City Parks Department has again rejected calls by members of the city council to terminate the Trump Organization's license to operate a city-owned golf course in the Bronx.
Council members on Thursday called for the "immediate termination" of the Trump Organization's license to operate the golf course at Ferry Point Park, a month before it's scheduled to host a women's tournament underwritten by Saudi Arabia. City officials previously said they could not "unreasonably withhold approval" for the course to host the October event."The Trump-operated golf course hosting a golf tournament sponsored by the Saudi government just weeks after the 21st anniversary of this country's most devastating event ever is insensitive to say the least," Council Speaker Adrienne Adams said Thursday.
The tournament, part of the women's Aramco Team Series, has close ties to the Saudi government but is separate from theCouncil member Shekar Krishnan called the tournament "so offensive to the families of 9/11." Golf carts prepared for opening day sit at the Trump Links golf course in the Bronx borough of New York, March 31, 2015.
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