{
  "id": 5204992,
  "title": "Trump Reacts to Tiger Woods’ DUI Plea Deal, Says He’d Urged Golfer to Hire a Driver",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/trump-reacts-to-tiger-woods-dui-plea-deal-says-hed-urged-golfer-to",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-03T00:07:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/trump-reacts-tiger-woods-dui-000759338.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Donald Trump's reaction to Tiger Woods' DUI plea deal revealed his personal connection to the golfer and his concerns about the golfer's ongoing back pain. When asked about the plea deal in the Oval Office, Trump expressed his knowledge of Woods and described him as \"a great guy.\" He acknowledged Woods' ongoing pain issues, stating, \"He suffers great pain. It's a very tough situation because they didn't find alcohol on him; he didn't test positive at all for alcohol.\" Trump believed the plea deal was fair, given Woods' back problems. He added that Woods would have someone drive him, mentioning that he had advised this in the past due to the golfer's back issues. Woods agreed to a reduced charge of reckless and careless driving, and his driver's license was suspended for five years.",
  "summary": "“I thought it was very fair,” Trump, 80, said of the five-year license suspension",
  "key_points": [
    "Trump expressed knowledge of Tiger Woods and described him as a great guy.",
    "Woods suffers from great pain due to ongoing back issues.",
    "Trump advised Woods to hire a driver in the past due to back problems."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Tiger Woods enters plea deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/tiger-woods-enters-plea-deal",
        "published": "2026-09-02T20:34:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Tiger Woods enters plea deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/tiger-woods-enters-plea-deal-5169730",
        "published": "2026-09-02T20:34:05.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "Tiger Woods gets five-year driving ban after plea deal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/tiger-woods-gets-five-year-driving-ban-after-plea-deal",
        "published": "2026-09-02T21:06:29.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}