State Attorney Dave Aronberg Links Trump-McMahon Relationship to Florida Deeming WWE an “Essential” Business
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State Attorney of Palm Beach County Dave Aronberg appeared on ESPN West Palm (106.3 FM) recently and was asked to explain why WWE was ruled an essential business by the state of Florida.
Aronberg said, “I’m sure it had nothing to do with the fact that the McMahon family is very tight with the Trump’s and the fact that Linda McMahon is raising $300 million dollars for Trump’s SuperPAC, and the governor is very tight with the president. You know, I’m sure it had nothing to do with that, right?” Dave was obviously being sarcastic with his comments and would continue on to talk about the decision to deem WWE essential.
“Putting on the shows in a closed building where everyone is tested and there’s medical staff there and social distancing except for the competitors in the ring; I don’t think there is a threat to public safety and what they are doing.”
Aronberg went into detail about how other sports may feel about getting left out and being deemed non-essential. “There’s another way to look at it that says ‘Hey, how come they got an exemption?’ That shows the problem with the process. It’s haphazard. It’s like, fly by the seat of your pants. It’s whatever feels good on the day and today, they gave the WWE an exemption.”
Listen to the complete interview below and let us know what you think about WWE being deemed essential in the comments below.
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