In a very controversial interview, Bryson DeChambeau, who was one of the first big-name golfers to leave the PGA Tour for LIV Golf, spoke with CNN”s Kaitlan Collins about the impending merger of the two organizations along with the European Tour.

DeChambeau, who won the 2020 US Open, essentially defended the merger from the side of the Public Investment Fund, the sovereign wealth fund from Saudi Arabia that finances LIV Golf. 

The Kington of Saudi Arabia has long been criticized for sportswashing against charges of human rights abuses, the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, and alleged financing of terrorism, including the September 11th attacks.