PGA Golf-LIV deal: Trump loves it, Democrats hate it and regulators may have questions

FILE PHOTO: May 26, 2023; Washington, DC, USA; Former President Donald Trump gestures to fans from a hospitality suite on the eighteenth green while standing next to Yasir Al-Rumayyan during the first round of the LIV Golf DC 2023 tournament at Trump National Golf Club in Sterling, Va. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former president Donald Trump and other conservatives praised the planned merger of PGA Golf and Saudi-backed LIV, which would end an acrimonious battle for the world's top golfers, but some Democrats were less enthusiastic and the deal could face U.S. government probes, experts said.

The PGA Tour, DP World Tour and one-time bitter rivals LIV Golf circuit announced a landmark agreement on Tuesday to merge.