{"id":2586247,"date":"2026-04-01T17:03:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T21:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-praises-tiger-woods-for-seeking-treatment-after-dui-crash\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:06:49","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T17:06:49","slug":"trump-praises-tiger-woods-for-seeking-treatment-after-dui-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-praises-tiger-woods-for-seeking-treatment-after-dui-crash\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump praises Tiger Woods for seeking treatment after DUI crash"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-praises-tiger-woods-for-seeking-treatment-after-dui-crash%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2586247&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump praised Tiger woods for seeking treatment after a Florida rollover crash, calling it a \u201cgood thing\u201d and saying Woods is \u201ca great guy,\u201d one of the greatest peopel he\u2019s known, and that he\u2019ll be fine. The report notes Woods was found with two hydrocodone pills and bloodshot eyes and was charged with DUI, though police said there were no signs of alcohol impairment on a breathalyzer. Woods pleaded not guilty and announced he is stepping away from golf to prioritize his well-being and pursue lasting recovery, citing a long history of back and leg surgeries and ongoing pain. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >affidavit mentions prescription medication<\/a>, and Trump discussed Woods with the New York Post, saying Woods lives a life of pain from injuries but is doing great and that he tested negative for alcohol. The article also notes Woods is dating Trump\u2019s ex-daughter-in-law, Vanessa Trump, and includes references to related stories.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump praises &lsquo;champion&rsquo; Tiger Woods for seeking treatment after DUI rollover crash<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_917495\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump <\/a>said Wednesday that it is a &ldquo;good thing&rdquo; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tiger-woods\/\">Tiger Woods<\/a> is undergoing treatment after police said they found the golf star in possession of opioids following a rollover car crash.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a good thing that he&rsquo;s doing, &#8203;but he&rsquo;s going to end up being terrific,&rdquo; the president <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/sports\/golf\/trump-tells-reuters-its-good-thing-tiger-woods-is-seeking-treatment-2026-04-01\/\">told<\/a> <em>Reuters<\/em>. &ldquo;He&rsquo;s &#8203;a great guy. He&rsquo;s &#8288;one of the greatest people I&rsquo;ve known. He&rsquo;s a great &#8203;champion. &hellip; He&rsquo;ll be fine.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4512943\/trump-highlights-day-of-prayer-at-national-mall-with-faith-leaders\/\">Trump highlights &#8216;day of prayer&#8217; at National Mall next month with faith leaders<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/space\/4512879\/trump-artemis-launch-us-winning\/\">Trump says Artemis II launch is sign US is &#8216;WINNING, in Space, on Earth, and everywhere&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4512810\/trump-pressured-nato-ukraine-supplies-iran-war\/\">Trump pressured NATO allies with Ukraine supplies over Iran war: Report<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Woods, who is dating Trump&rsquo;s ex-daughter-in-law, Vanessa Trump, was involved in a car crash on Friday in Florida. Police charged him with driving under the influence, saying he &ldquo;did exemplify signs of impairment.&rdquo; The impairment appeared to be the result of powerful pain pills that, according to a probable cause arrest affidavit, were found in his car.<\/p>\n<p>Police found Woods with bloodshot eyes and two hydrocodone pills in his pocket, according to the affidavit released Tuesday. Hydrocodone can be a highly addictive medication that doctors can prescribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/corporate-funding-raises-ethical-concerns-about-medical-associations\/\" title=\"Corporate Funding Raises Ethical Concerns About Medical Associations\">treat chronic pain<\/a> after surgeries or injuries. Woods showed no signs of alcohol intoxication on a breathalyzer.<\/p>\n<p>Woods pleaded not guilty on Tuesday in the DUI case. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiger-woods-withdraws-from-hero-world-challenge-because-of-foot-injury\/\" title=\"... Withdraws From Hero World Challenge Because of Foot Injury\">golf legend announced<\/a> the same day he is <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/4512088\/tiger-woods-stepping-away-car-crash-dui-charge\/\">stepping away from golf<\/a> to seek treatment &ldquo;in order for me to prioritize my well-being and work toward lasting recovery.&rdquo; He has been recovering from a seventh back surgery in October 2025 and was looking to return at the Masters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I understand the seriousness of the situation I find myself in today,&rdquo; Woods said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TigerWoods\/status\/2039110644255891907\">in his statement<\/a>. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m committed to take the time needed to return in a healthier, stronger and more focused place, both personally and professionally.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In the affidavit, a Martin County sheriff&rsquo;s deputy asked Woods if he had consumed any prescription medication, to which he stated, I take a few.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I asked Woods if he had any medical conditions,&rdquo; the deputy wrote in the affidavit. &ldquo;Woods advised he&rsquo;s had seven back surgeries and over twenty operations on his leg.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4511340\/zach-wahls-iowa-expenses-travel-records\/\"><strong>ZACH WAHLS&rsquo; TRAVEL AND HOTEL SPENDING DRAWS SCRUTINY AMID POPULIST MESSAGE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trump told the <em>New York Post<\/em> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/03\/31\/sports\/trump-on-tiger-woods-florida-rollover-dui-crash-tells-the-post-vanessas-boyfriend-endures-a-life-of-pain\/\">on Tuesday<\/a> that the &ldquo;amazing&rdquo; Woods &ldquo;lives a life of pain&rdquo; because of his injuries but is &ldquo;doing great.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump said he had talked with Woods and that &ldquo;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.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rumble\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embed\/v75saty\/?pub=b9929\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump lauds Woods for seeking treatment after DUI crash<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2586248,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tiger-Woods-Trump.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[7141,7048,22778,35385,3634],"class_list":["post-2586247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-dui","tag-reaction","tag-rehab","tag-tiger-woods","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tiger-Woods-Trump.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2586247"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586247\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2586559,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2586247\/revisions\/2586559"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2586248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2586247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2586247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2586247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}