WASHINGTON — President Trump told The Post that he spoke with golfer Tiger Woods following his latest DUI arrest in Florida — saying the legendary athlete “lives a life of pain” due to existing physical injuries, but is “doing great.”
“I have” talked with Woods, Trump said in a Tuesday phone interview. “I think he’s doing great, he’s doing good.”
The 50-year-old golfer — who is dating Vanessa Trump, the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr. – allegedly had two hydrocodone pills in his pocket when he flipped his luxury Land Rover in Jupiter Island, Florida, last Friday.
“He tested negative for alcohol, as you know, and he is under a tremendous physical pressure from his various ailments, you know, the back and the leg,” Trump said.
“He lives a life of pain. He has a lot of pain. He’s an amazing guy. He’s an amazing athlete. He does have pain.”
The president added: “He doesn’t have an alcohol problem, but he does have pain.”
Investigators had already revealed the embattled golf great was likely under the influence of “some type of medication or drug” when he clipped a truck and then overturned his SUV just minutes from his home.
Woods’ eyes were “bloodshot and glassy,” and his pupils were “extremely dilated” in the immediate aftermath of the crash, according to an arrest report obtained by The Post.
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The golfing phenomenon, who agreed to undergo a slew of field sobriety tests at the scene, confirmed to officers that he took prescription medication and noted his prior medical history included “seven back surgeries and over 20 operations on his leg.”
A breath test ultimately came back with no signs of alcohol, but Woods refused to undergo a urinalysis test at the scene, the report stated.
Woods, for his part, told cops he lost control after looking at his phone and changing the radio station.
He claimed he didn’t see the vehicle in front of him slowing down before he clipped it.
Woods was ultimately charged with driving under the influence with property damage and refusing a lawful test.
