Tiger Woods is the latest celebrity to be grilled on President Donald Trump and the golfer gave the most diplomatic answer possible.
Asking people of their opinions of the controversial President seems to have become a favourite past time with every celebrity at one point or the other being asked what they think of T|rump.
Tiger Woods was at the Ridgewood Country Club when he was asked about his relationship with Donald Trump, to which he answered: “Well, I’ve known Donald for a number of years,
“We’ve played golf together. We’ve had dinner together. I’ve known him pre-presidency and obviously during his presidency.”
He was then asked about Donald Trump’s policies some of which have been extremely polarising, such as his treatment of immigrants and his handling of the alleged Russian meddling with the 2016 elections.
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“Well, he’s the president of the United States,” he said. “You have to respect the office. No matter who is in the office, you may like, dislike personality or the politics, but we all must respect the office.”
Asked to elaborate on the comment, Woods quipped, “No. I just finished 72 holes and am really hungry.”
Donald Trump was quick to commend the golfer for his comments, saying that Woods was not one to play the ‘game’
“The Fake News Media worked hard to get Tiger Woods to say something that he didn’t want to say,” Trump tweeted. “Tiger wouldn’t play the game – he is very smart. More importantly, he is playing great golf again!”
Woods and President Trump have golfed together on a number of occasions and they were most recently seen golfing together on Thanksgiving in 2017.
Tiger Woods is widely considered the greatest golfer of all time with over 100 professional tournament wins to his name and he has also won 14 major championships and is only second behind Jack Nicklaus, who has 18.