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Twitter Left in Utter Disbelief Over President Joe Biden’s Verdict on Billion Dollar PGA Tour, LIV Golf Merger

Published 06/07/2023, 4:30 AM EDT

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It seems that the debate that has divided the golf world for the last two years has finally come to an end. June 6, 2023, was a big day in the history of golf and will hold a lot of significance in the sport’s history. The two rival leagues, LIV Golf and the PGA Tour decided to merge on June 6, 2023. One of the most high-profile people in the United States, POTUS Joe Biden, has his share of thoughts about the merger and is not shying away from expressing those thoughts.

Not only this, but his thoughts are garnering a lot of attention on the internet as his reply to this take on the LIV Golf and PGA Tour merger is going viral.

President Joe Biden’s thoughts on the golf merger of the Century

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Everybody is aware that LIV Golf is backed by the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund, and the league has been embroiled in anti-trust litigation with the PGA Tour since last year. On June 6, 2023, it was announced that the commercial businesses of LIV Golf and PGA Tour would be combined to form a new business company. The deal also includes the PGA European Tour, also known as the DP World Tour. The deal signed on Tuesday will end all the suits that the two leagues were earlier involved in.

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Although the details of the merger have not yet been made public, PIF Governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan spoke to CNBC’s media house and said that a new board will be made in just a matter of weeks to administer every presented proposal. He himself will be the head of this board.

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With his latest swing video going viral, it has come to light that President Biden is a golf fan. In his recent press conference, an interviewer asked him a question about the recent LIV and PGA Tour merger: “Do you have a comment on the PGA merging with LIV?” The current president of the United States had a quick reply siding with the PGA Tour: I plan on being a PGA.” The clip of his video was shared by one of the Twitter accounts, Breaking911.

The fans did not like the President’s reply, as they thought that it was not the right way to answer the questions. Fans under Breaking911’s post did not shy away from sharing their thoughts.

Netizens react to President’s viral reply 

Let us look at some of the befitting comments posted by fans about POTUS Biden’s reply.

A fan hilariously took a dig at the answer and commented, 

 

One fan cringed really hard at the reply and could not help but grind his teeth.

 

Yet another golf fan took a jibe at President Biden for his less-than-appropriate answer.

One fan called his reply, “deep.”

 

A fan pointed out that the President “has no clue” about the question.

Some fans just could not believe what they heard.

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What are your thoughts on this LIV Golf and PGA Tour merger? Were you also shocked at President Joe Biden’s reply, just like some fans were? Tell us in the comments below.

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Written by:

Riya Singhal

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Riya Singhal is a promising golf writer at EssentiallySports. She was recently recruited in the latest round of ‘ES Draft’ as one of the young writers with a strong passion for golf writing. Despite being in her early days, Riya has already showcased exceptional talent in her coverage of the sport, with her article on Brooks Koepka's kind gesture towards a young fan after his Masters loss quickly rising to the top of the charts.
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Akash Pandhare

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