LIV Golf CEO Greg Norman said in an interview with NewsNation’s Dan Abrams that the Saudi Arabian government has learned from its “mistakes” over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and human rights violations.
“Look, I think everybody learns from their mistakes,” Norman said when asked about previous comments he made that the Saudi government seesWhen asked if the Saudis had learned from their mistakes, Norman said that from what he was seeing, he believed that they had.that he has been working in Saudi Arabia to develop LIV Golf and to build a golf course "before any of this ‘who-ha-ha’ erupted.
"I was there for a reason ’cause they see the value in what golf is a force for good, and it’s proving it out in their country today," Norman said. “Golf diplomacy is something I’ve been extremely passionate about for more than a quarter of a century,” he added.LIV Golf has been under heavy criticism since it launched in 2022 due to its ties to Saudi Arabia,Critics have often pointed to Saudi Arabia's poor human rights record, as well as the murder of Khashoggi,
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