Tiger Woods says he was 'talking to the president' in body cam footage
In body cam footage from his arrest, Tiger Woods can be seen hanging up his cell phone and then saying he was "just talking to the president."
Tiger Woods was seen in body camera footage released Thursday by the Martin County (Florida) Sheriff's office talking on the phone as he was approached by police in the wake of a rollover crash that led to his arrest last week. After he got off the phone, he told an officer he was “just talking to the president. ” Woods was arrested on suspicion of DUI after crawling out of his rolled-over vehicle following a two-vehicle crash on Jupiter Island just after 2 p.
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' The golfer was driving a Land Rover northbound at high speeds before overtaking a truck pulling a trailer with a pressure cleaner and clipping it. The speed limit posted was 30 mph. It was not explicitly clear if Woods had just gotten off the phone with President Donald Trump, but Trump did send well wishes in the hours following Woods’ accident.
"He's got some difficulty. There was an accident, and that's all I know," Trump said when asked about Woods. "Very close friend of mine.