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Rahm leaves LIV Golf, Petty rides Air Force One
Petty, a seven-time Cup Series champion, called the voters the pit crew at a Greenville rally for Senate candidate Michael Whatley; the midterms were two weeks away.
On air: Hank Ledger, Gloria Vance and Dale Bearman on BBN TonightPublished
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At a glance
- First reported by Yahoo Sports: “Richard Petty Rides Air Force One With President Trump to North Carolina”, with reporting from WBTV and Tennis World USA.
- Covered on BBN on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at 6:59 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Hank Ledger, Gloria Vance and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: LIV Golf, North Carolina, Jon Rahm, Trump.
- BBN covered this story before: WNBA Finals Game 1 sets viewership record; Oosthuizen quits LIV (October 21).
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- Yahoo SportsRichard Petty Rides Air Force One With President Trump to North Carolina
- Yahoo SportsJon Rahm agrees to part ways with LIV Golf and gives up the remainder of his $300 million-plus deal
- WBTVNASCAR legend flies on Air Force One, joins Trump onstage at North Carolina campaign rally October 21, 2026 · facts used on air
- Tennis World USAJon Rahm parts ways with LIV: financial claims facts used on air
What BBN said about it
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorJon Rahm has agreed to part ways with LIV Golf, giving up more than one hundred million dollars in remaining contract value, and he waives the seven point four seven million dollars owed when LIV filed for bankruptcy.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorNASCAR legend Richard Petty flew on Air Force One with President Trump to a North Carolina rally.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorTrump guessed Petty won forty-four races and was corrected: it is two hundred.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorTwo hundred wins, and the headline is the plane. That's a man who finally got to ride in something he didn't have to pass.
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The story so far
- North Carolina Zoo celebrates birth of six endangered piglets · WWAYTV3
- Rahm Emanuel says Democrats can do a better job linking 2 key issues · The Hill
- Jon Rahm Walks Away From LIV Golf Millions As PGA Tour Return Looms · Yahoo Sports
- Ari Emanuel pitches brother Rahm for president, says AI lacks taste · The Hollywood Reporter
- Trump rallies in Greenville, N.C., for Senate hopeful Whatley · The Guardian
- WNBA Finals Game 1 sets viewership record; Oosthuizen quits LIV · Yahoo Sports
- Rahm leaves LIV Golf, Petty rides Air Force One (this story)
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