‘A fantastic guy’: Trump happy Tiger Woods dating his former daughter-in-law
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The "presidential seal of approval" comes after Tiger Woods took to social media to post photos of him and his new beau.
PHOTO: AFP
LOS ANGELES – Mr Donald Trump said he hopes Tiger Woods and the US President’s former daughter-in-law will be happy together in their relationship, describing the golf superstar as “a fantastic guy”.
Woods – renowned for guarding his private life over the years – last week confirmed tabloid speculation
The US President told reporters in Washington on March 31 that he was delighted she had found love again.
“Tiger actually called me a few months ago, and we have a very special, very good relationship with Tiger,” he said.
“I played golf with him a couple of times over the last month, and he’s a fantastic guy and a fantastic athlete, and he told me about it, and I said, ‘Tiger, that’s good’,” Mr Trump continued.
“I’m very happy for both, I just, let them both be happy. Let them both be happy. They’re both great.”
Tiger Woods speaking next to US President Donald Trump during a reception honouring Black History Month in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Feb 20.
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The “presidential seal of approval” comes after Woods took to social media to post photos of him and his new beau.
“Love is in the air and life is better with you by my side,” he wrote in a caption above two pictures of the couple relaxing together.
Ms Kai Trump (left), daughter of Mr Donald Trump Jr and Ms Vanessa Trump, and Tiger Woods arriving during the final round of The Genesis Invitational 2025 at Torrey Pines Golf Course on Feb 16.
PHOTO: AFP
Ms Vanessa Trump, who divorced Donald Trump Jr in 2018 after a 13-year marriage, also posted a picture of her and Woods together on her Instagram account in what appeared to be a coordinated announcement.
Woods’ private life was laid bare during the 2009 sex scandal that upended his golf career and led to the implosion of his six-year marriage to Ms Elin Nordegren, the mother of his two children.
Ms Nordegren and Woods separated amid revelations of the golf star’s serial infidelity, with reports suggesting he had slept with as many as 120 women during their marriage. AFP
