McIlroy says his recent golf outing with Trump was “simply a round of golf”
By Reuters
25 February 2017 |
5:28 am
Pro golfer Rory McIlroy says his recent golf outing with U.S. President Donald Trump was not a political statement but "simply a round of golf".
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