Tiger Woods claims he spoke to president before arrest
Tiger Woods claimed he “just spoke to the president” on the phone before being arrested for drunk driving in Florida.
Body camera footage released Thursday by the Martin County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office shows Tiger Woods talking on the phone as he is approached by police following the rollover crash that led to his arrest last week.
After hanging up, he told the official, “I’m just talking to the president.”
Woods was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after he crawled out of his overturned vehicle following a two-vehicle crash on Jupiter Island just after 2 p.m. ET on March 27.
The golfer was driving his Land Rover northbound at high speed when he overtook a truck towing a trailer containing a pressure washer and ripped out the truck. The speed limit was 30 miles per hour.
It’s not clear whether Woods just got off the phone with President Donald Trump, but Trump sent a message of congratulations to Woods in the hours after the accident.
Asked about Woods, President Trump said: “He’s had some difficulties. There was an accident, that’s all I know.” “He’s a very close friend of mine. He’s a great guy. A great guy. But there are some things that are a little difficult. I don’t want to talk about it.”
A White House representative did not respond to USA TODAY’s questions about Woods’ video released on April 2.
The 50-year-old golfer is dating Vanessa Trump, 48, the ex-wife of President Trump’s son Donald Trump Jr. President Trump awarded Woods the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor, in 2019.
Woods was released from the Martin County Jail in Stuart, Florida late on March 27th. He was seen leaving the prison through a side entrance in the passenger seat of an SUV.
