‘Tiger, we are inspired by everything you’ve become,’ Trump said, congratulating Woods on his ‘amazing comeback’ and ‘amazing life’
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to golfer Tiger Woods on Monday evening, saying it his “privilege” to bestow the honour on “one of the greatest athletes in the history of sports.”
“Tiger, we are inspired by everything you’ve become,” the president said, congratulating Woods on his “amazing comeback” and “amazing life.”Woods told the Rose Garden audience that his journey had been an “unbelievable experience.” He grew emotional while telling his mother he loved her and thanking his children, Samantha and Charlie, for their support.
— Donald J. Trump April 15, 2019Woods and Trump are longtime business and golf partners, and Woods lives not far from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida. The two have teed off together several times, including at Christmastime in 2016 and around Thanksgiving in 2017. Woods also golfed with the president and Nicklaus in early February, an event about which the president later tweeted.
“We’ve played golf together. We’ve had dinner together. I’ve known him pre-presidency and obviously during his presidency,” Woods said last summer at the Northern Trust Open in New Jersey. Asked how he felt about Trump’s immigration policy, he diplomatically drew a line between the office and its occupant. “He’s the president of the United States. You have to respect the office,” he said.
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