Just days after expressing his condolences to Tiger Woods on the death of his mother, President Donald Trump reportedly hit the links with the golf legend in Florida before heading to New Orleans to attend the Super Bowl.
I was just informed that Tiger Woods’ wonderful Mother, Kultida, passed away — She has gone onto greener fairways! Kultida Woods was an amazing influence on Tiger, and gave him much of his strength and brilliance. Melania and I send our love and prayers to Tiger and his… pic.twitter.com/wsMvyKkmBT
— Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) February 4, 2025
Fox News referenced Woods’ recent loss in its article confirming that he played golf with the president on Sunday morning:
President Donald Trump golfed with Tiger Woods on Sunday morning at Trump International Golf Club in Florida before his expected visit to New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX, a White House official told Fox News.
ADVERTISEMENTTrump is expected to head to the Caesars Superdome for the game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles. The president’s interview with Fox News Channel’s Bret Baier will also air at 3 p.m. ET.
Trump and Woods have become close over the years. Woods announced the death of his mother earlier in the week.”
It was unclear from available reports whether Woods also planned to attend the Chiefs-Eagles game.
News of the high-profile golf outing soon began to evoke some social media chatter:
Trump golfing with Tiger Woods before Super Bowl LIX adds a historic twist to the event! Their friendship, combined with Trump’s expected presence at the game, makes for an unforgettable Super Bowl moment. The blend of politics, sports, and entertainment is sure to turn heads.
— Emily Blunt (@Redwhiteye) February 9, 2025
Trump knows how to pre-game for the Super Bowl 💯
— Tour Golf (@PGATUOR) February 9, 2025
Hey this is the hardest working president accomplishing more in 2 weeks than most administrations get done their whole term
You've earned it sir 👏
— Jay Eeevan (@EeevanJay4496) February 9, 2025
The busy Super Bowl Sunday will also include the broadcast of his interview with Fox News Channel’s Bret Baier.
That interview came a year after Trump volunteered to take Joe Biden’s place when the latter yet again passed on the opportunity to reach the American people.
As the Daily Wire reported at the time:
“Crooked Joe Biden has just announced that he will not be doing the big Super Bowl interview. A great decision, he can’t put two sentences together. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO REPLACE HIM — would be ‘RATINGS GOLD!’”
The news that Biden planned to skip the traditional game-day interview — for the second year in a row — came just a few days prior, and a number of critics questioned the wisdom of Biden turning down such a large audience at the beginning of an election year.
The interview was expected to last around 15 minutes — less than one-third of which would air during CBS’ pre-game coverage.
“This is an admission by his handlers that Joe Biden can’t sit down for a softball interview for a football game,” conservative communications strategist Steve Guest commented.
Here’s a clip from Trump’s interview with Baier:
A clip from my interview with President @realDonaldTrump. The interview airs (in part) today at 3pmET on FOX ahead of the Super Bowl and you can catch the rest of the interview tomorrow on #SpecialReport! #fox #superbowl #foxnews #football #politics #trump #donaldtrump #president… pic.twitter.com/DHZuXa1UnQ
— Bret Baier (@BretBaier) February 9, 2025
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