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In between playing road games against …

In between playing road games against the Detroit Pistons and the Indiana Pacers in his last season, Michael Jordan stopped by the Trump Casino to gamble. That’s at least according to a check that will go up for auction on Monday. The check made out to Trump Casino Indiana in Gary, Ind., and signed by Jordan is for $15,000 and matches up with the dates in the Chicago Bulls 1997-98 schedule.

President Donald Trump congratulates Dana White for putting on UFC 249 during pandemic

In a pre-taped video message, President Donald Trump congratulated Dana White for putting on UFC 249.

Donald Trump is happy to see the UFC back in action.

The President of the United States was featured in a pre-taped video during Saturday’s UFC 249 preliminary broadcast on ESPN, congratulating UFC president Dana White and the UFC for resuming operations and hosting the card during the global pandemic.

Trump said the following during the broadcast”

“I want to congratulate Dana White and the UFC, they’re going to have a big match,” Trump said. “We love it, we think it’s important, get the sports league’s back. Let’s play, we do the social distancing and whatever else you have to do, but we need sports. We want our sports back and congratulations to Dana White and the UFC.”

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UFC 249 at the VyStar Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Jacksonville, Fla. was not only the first UFC card in the U.S. since the outbreak of coronavirus forced stay-at-home orders in most of the country, but also the first major sporting event of any sort.

Although the UFC have paired with the Florida State Boxing Commission and has implemented several safety protocols to deal with COVID-19, there’s been plenty of criticism surrounding whether or not professional fighting should resume.

Below is the video of President Trump congratulating White:

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Popovich, an outspoken critic of …

Popovich, an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, called Trump a “sociopath” in his interview with TSL, and said “the more we ignore him, the better off we’ll all be.” But overall, he thinks the U.S. is trying to do the right thing in its response to the pandemic. “I think that the country, with governors and mayors and localities, are really trying to do this right, and they understand about flattening the curve, and they understand about staying the course for longer than just today, that this thing is gonna be with us for a long time,” he said.

President Donald Trump discusses how ‘Tennessee’s a great story, fantastic state’

President Donald Trump discusses how Tennessee’s a great story, fantastic state.

WASHINGTON – Tennessee Governor Bill Lee met with President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday.

Trump discussed states that are reopening such as Tennessee.

“Now things are opening, as an example, Governor Lee is doing a great job in opening up Tennessee and he’s opening it up rapidly and safely,” Trump said. “I think he said to me two words – about safe and rapid – he’s doing it quickly and safely and Tennessee’s a great story.”

President Trump speaks from the White House on protecting seniors from coronavirus
US President Donald J. Trump (L), alongside Tennessee Governor Bill Lee (R), prepares to speak about protecting seniors from the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 30 April 2020. The event comes after the president said he will not extend federal social distancing guidelines, which will expire at the end of the day.

Trump went on to say that Lee is someone “I happen to like a lot and he’s done a fantastic job in a fantastic state.”

“A state that I happen to like a lot, it’s called Tennessee,” Trump continued.

Lee thanked Trump for his support.

“Thank you very much Mr. President, and thank you to your team, many in this room that we have worked with,” Lee said. “You are guiding America through a tremendous crisis and you’re doing it incredibly well and America’s very grateful for that, and we are grateful in Tennessee for the partnership between the federal government and states like ours.

“As we work to make our contribution to fighting COVID-19, we can do so because of the work that you’re doing and the way that you’re supporting what we’re doing.”

“I think systemically there are aspects …

“I think systemically there are aspects of our health care that need to be addressed,” Brown said. “I think that there’s been like elephants in the room in this country for a long period of time.” He added: “When I watch President Trump and I watch some of these government officials, it just causes more anxiety and more panic, because I don’t feel like people are on the same page. I think that we should be united in our stance. It’s not a political game.”

Trump Organization seeks coronavirus bailouts for president’s golf resorts in Ireland and Scotland

The Trump Organization has applied for bailout money from Ireland and Scotland to help cover salaries for employees at its three golf resorts in Europe because of the coronavirus lockdown, according to a report by Bloomberg. There is nothing …

The Trump Organization has applied for bailout money from Ireland and Scotland to help cover salaries for employees at its three golf resorts in Europe because of the coronavirus lockdown, according to a report by Bloomberg.

There is nothing improper about the applications. Companies across Ireland and the United Kingdom are making use of the government programs that fund up to 80% of workers’ salaries, with a $3,100 monthly cap, if they are put on leave and not laid off.

But the easy access to state aid for financially struggling Trump Organization golf resorts in Europe stands in contrast to U.S. economic relief for President Donald Trump’s family company – to which it is mostly barred. The Trump Organization is run by the president’s sons, Eric and Donald Jr. Since taking office, Trump has vowed to insulate himself from the international business empire that bears his name.

Trump Organization managers and employees in Europe did not immediately return requests for comment on Bloomberg’s report.

In a statement provided to USA TODAY, Eric Trump said: “Like millions of businesses around the globe, we have been forced by Government mandate to temporarily close our hospitality and leisure facilities, and are doing all that we can to retain and support our highly valued staff. The job retention plan created by the UK Government has nothing to do with the Trump Organization and does not benefit the business – it is solely about protecting people and their families who would otherwise be out of work.”

All three Trump golf resorts in Europe – in Doonbeg, Ireland; Aberdeen, Scotland; and Turnberry, Scotland – are loss-making businesses, according to official company accounts. It is not immediately clear if the Trump Organization is paying the balance of the salaries for its furloughed workers. Companies must enter the program voluntarily.

Eric Trump says his family’s company remains committed to “investment in a down market,” adding, “We are looking only at what we can make into the best properties.” (Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY)

The $2 trillion economic stabilization package agreed to by Congress and the Trump administration in early April prevents the president, his family or other officials from benefiting from some of the package’s programs. But other provisions of the law could provide aid to his hotels in Washington, D.C., Chicago and New York, and his winery in Virginia, according to an analysis by ProPublica, a watchdog journalism website. For instance, individual hotels in Trump’s real estate empire could potentially apply for small business loans if they have fewer than 500 employees, watchdog groups have said.

According to an April 21 report in the New York Times, the president’s family business has in recent weeks made inquiries over changing its $268,000-a-month lease on Trump International Hotel, which is just a few blocks from the White House. The luxury hotel is owned and operated by the Trump Organization but it is in a federally owned building.

Tens of thousands of companies in Ireland and more than 140,000 firms in the U.K. have applied for government bailout money for furloughed employees. The Trump Organization’s golf resorts in Europe employ about 500 people. In the U.S., the Trump Organization has furloughed about 2,000 employees, according to various reports.

In Aberdeen, residents of the small coastal community that hosts Trump International Golf Links resort on a wild stretch of northeastern Scotland, have for years complained about the Trump family’s attempt to transform more than 600 acres of rolling farmland and environmentally important sand dunes into a world-class golf course and resort.

Attempts to expand the course has been beset by delays, some of them financial.

Trump International Golf Links has never posted a profit and lost more than a million dollars in 2018, the most recent year for which financial accounts are available. The Trump Organization’s other European golf resorts are also money-losing.

More than a decade ago, Martin Ford, a local Scottish government official, tried to block Trump’s golf development in Aberdeen over its environmental impact and because of concerns that Trump’s promise of 6,000 jobs may not materialize.

Trump International Golf Links employs about 100 people.

“(Trump’s staff) should be able to benefit from government support like anyone else,” Ford said in an email. “Whether a business owned by someone who claims to be a multi-billionaire is right to be seeking government funding is another matter.”

Contributing: John Fritze