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President Donald Trump voiced his continued support for Tiger Woods pursuing nan golfer’s DUI apprehension successful Florida aft a rollover crash, saying successful a caller question and reply that nan five-time Masters champion "lives a life of pain."
Speaking exclusively pinch nan New York Post connected Tuesday, Trump confirmed that he said pinch Woods pursuing his apprehension successful Jupiter Island connected Friday afternoon.
President Donald Trump presents nan Presidential Medal of Freedom to Tiger Woods during an arena astatine nan White House successful nan Rose Garden successful Washington, D.C., connected May 6, 2019. (Scott Taetsch/USA TODAY Sports)
"I deliberation he’s doing great, he’s doing good," nan president told nan New York Post, adding later, "He tested antagonistic for alcohol, arsenic you know, and he is nether a tremendous beingness unit from his various ailments, you know, nan backmost and nan leg."
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According to an apprehension affidavit obtained by Fox News Digital connected Tuesday, deputies pinch nan Martin County Sheriff’s Office reported watching respective signs of impairment astatine nan scene, noting that Woods was "sweating profusely" and that his movements appeared "lethargic and slow."
Woods was placed nether apprehension aft performing a bid of section sobriety tests, and during a search, rule enforcement recovered "two achromatic pills wrong Woods’ near broadside sound pocket." According to nan apprehension affidavit, nan pills were later identified arsenic hydrocodone, a medicine opioid for symptom relief.
Tiger Woods of Jupiter Links Golf Club looked connected aft a lucifer against Los Angeles Golf Club astatine SoFi Center connected March 24, successful Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. (Adam Glanzman/TGL/TGL Golf via Getty Images)
TIGER WOODS ARRESTED IN DUI CRASH WITH 'WHITE PILLS' FOUND IN HIS POCKET, AFFIDAVIT SAYS
Woods antecedently told rule enforcement anterior to nan section sobriety tests that he underwent 7 backmost surgeries and "over 20 operations connected his leg." He told rule enforcement that "I return a few" medicine medications.
"He lives a life of pain. He has a batch of pain. He’s an astonishing guy. He’s an amazing athlete. He does person pain," Trump added Tuesday of Woods. "He doesn’t person an intoxicant problem, but he does person pain."
At nan jail, Woods submitted to a breathalyzer, wherever he provided 0.00 results connected some samples. He declined to taxable to a urine test, resulting successful different charge.
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)
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Woods is successful a narration pinch nan president’s erstwhile daughter-in-law, Vanessa Trump. He competed successful The Golf League title past week, wherever Vanessa Trump and her daughter, Kai Trump, were spotted successful nan stands.
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