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. From inserting himself into the ceaseless Pete Rose Hall of Fame discussion to calling for the NFL’s Washington Commanders and MLB’s Cleveland Guardians to revert to their old, racist names, Trump seems intent on being America’s Commander in Chief of Sports, imposing his worldview on an area of society that has heretofore resisted such efforts.

The US president’s remarks were made “in jest”, stressed Jean-Frederic Dufour, the Rolex CEO, in a letter to Elizabeth Warren, the US senator who had raised questions about the decision to invite Trump – including whether the conglomerate was seeking to “curry favor” with the administration.

Warren, a Democrat for Massachusetts, said: “Corruption is... See more

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen found herself at the centre of this unabashed "golf diplomacy" on Sunday, as she visited the US president's Turnberry course to seal an EU-US trade deal.

Criticised by some European political leaders as a capitulation by Brussels, the pair announced the pact to the world from a lavish ballroom named... See more

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) isn’t buying that everything has been above board. “It sure looks like Rolex showering President Trump with a U.S. Open invite and lavish gifts has paid off,” she says in a statement to Front Office Sports .

The sprawling golf resort, the first project by the Trump Organization in Vietnam, broke ground as the country scrambled to reach a crucial trade deal with the US.

Vietnam, which is heavily dependent on exports, was facing the threat of a 46% tariff in April, which has since been reduced to 20% for many goods.

Vietnam’s prime minister said the... See more

The sprawling golf resort, the first project by the Trump Organization in Vietnam, broke ground as the country scrambled to reach a crucial trade deal with the US.

Vietnam, which is heavily dependent on exports, was facing the threat of a 46% tariff in April, which has since been reduced to 20% for many goods.

Vietnam’s prime minister said the... See more

“The infusion of sports culture and politics is a way that Donald Trump can demonstrate wins,” Rottinghaus adds. “It’s one thing to eliminate DEI at agencies in government that most people have never heard of, it’s another to get the NFL and individual teams to change the way that they message their product. That’s a different kind of win that’s... See more

Trump’s attendance at the championship is the latest in a notable pattern in his domestic travels since returning to office. He has made far fewer trips out of Washington except for visiting his Florida residence, Mar-a-Lago. But when he has ventured out, it is usually to sporting events, including the Super Bowl and the Daytona 500.