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President Donald Trump addressed nan daytime rollover clang involving Tiger Woods connected Friday that resulted successful nan 15-time awesome victor being arrested connected a DUI complaint aft authorities suspected he was driving impaired.
Speaking to reporters aft arriving successful Miami, nan president said concisely astir Woods. He said he was only alert of nan mishap astatine nan clip he made his remarks.
Golfer Tiger Woods stands by his overturned conveyance successful Jupiter Island, Fla., connected Friday, March 27, 2026. (Jason Oteri/AP)
"I consciousness truthful badly. He's sewage immoderate difficulty," Trump said. "There was an accident, and that's each I know. Very adjacent friend of mine, he's an astonishing person, an astonishing man, but immoderate difficulty."
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Woods is presently successful a narration pinch nan president’s erstwhile daughter-in-law, Vanessa Trump.
He competed successful nan TGL title earlier this week, wherever Vanessa Trump and her daughter, Kai Trump, were spotted successful nan stands. It was Woods’ return to competitory play aft he ruptured his Achilles past twelvemonth up of nan Masters.
Trump antecedently said retired astir nan pair’s relationship, saying he gave Woods his blessing erstwhile they first said astir it.
U.S. President Donald Trump presents nan Presidential Medal of Freedom to Tiger Woods during an arena astatine nan White House successful nan Rose Garden. (Scott Taetsch-USA TODAY Sports)
"He told maine astir it, and I said, 'Tiger, that's good, that's good. I'm very, happy for both.' But they conscionable fto them some beryllium happy. Let them some beryllium happy. They're some great," Trump said successful March 2025.
TIGER WOODS ARRESTED ON DUI CHARGE IN FLORIDA AFTER ROLLOVER CRASH: 'THIS COULD'VE BEEN A LOT WORSE'
Woods was charged pinch DUI, spot damage, and refusal to taxable to a trial aft rule enforcement said he collided pinch different conveyance Friday day while driving impaired.
"DUI investigators came to nan segment here, and Mr. Woods did exemplify signs of impairment. They did respective tests connected him. Of course, he did explicate nan injuries and nan surgeries that he had. We did return that into account, but they did do immoderate in-depth roadside tests," Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek said during a property convention Friday.
This photograph provided by nan Martin County Sheriff's Office shows skid marks adjacent nan overturned conveyance successful a rollover clang which progressive Tiger Woods successful Jupiter Island, Fla., connected Friday, March 27, 2026. (Martin County Sheriff's Office via AP)
"We really weren't suspicious of intoxicant being progressive successful this case, and that proved to beryllium existent astatine nan jail. … But erstwhile it came clip for america to inquire for a urinalysis test, he refused. And, so, he's been charged pinch DUI, pinch spot harm and refusal to taxable to a lawful test."
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The five-time Augusta National victor was noncommittal astir playing astatine this year's Masters recently, but Trump said during an question and reply connected "The Five" Thursday that Woods would beryllium astatine Augusta but would not play.
Fox News Digital’s Ryan Morik contributed to this report.
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