Trump Covers For ‘Special Guy’ Tiger Woods After Plea Deal
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President Donald Trump appeared quite sympathetic to Tiger Woods Wednesday, after the golf great accepted a plea agreement that will suspend his driver’s license for 5 years following a rollover crash in March.
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Woods called Trump personally after the crash, before he was taken into custody.
Tiger’s a “great guy,” Trump told reporters, describing him as “unique in so many ways, especially as an athlete but also as a man.”
The president then repeated Tiger’s apparent defense of his would-be DUI: He wasn’t inebriated, he just happened to be taking a prescription painkiller at the time for his back.
“They didn’t find alcohol on him,” Trump said. “He had a back operation that did not work out well and he was under pain. Tough deal to be taking a painkiller and you have a problem and you test positive. I mean, it’s a prescription painkiller.”
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The president concluded by referring to Woods as “a very special guy.”