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Baitball Blogger

(52,394 posts)
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 08:36 PM Friday

The fact that Tiger Woods thought he could call Trump to stop his arrest for his

accident, tells you just how off the rails we are when it comes to the integrity of our justice system.

For that private club of privileged people to think they're one phone call away from suffering consequences that everyone else has to face is everything that is wrong with this country.

Frankly, Tiger Woods should take it personally that Trump didn't step in to help him.

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The fact that Tiger Woods thought he could call Trump to stop his arrest for his (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Friday OP
OMG 😳 MustLoveBeagles Friday #1
The claim that no one disputes is that he was on the phone with Trump right after the accident, Baitball Blogger Friday #2
Oh wow 😳 MustLoveBeagles Friday #6
It did. Kingofalldems Friday #3
I saw and heard the video myself Wednesdays Friday #4
Here. Kingofalldems Friday #5
arrogant entitled POS calls another arrogant entitled POS Skittles Friday #7
Tiger Woods is black. Trueblue Texan Friday #8
Bingo mercuryblues Friday #13
The Only Color Billionaires See Is Green. ColoringFool Friday #14
Exactly. ShazzieB Friday #15
"Ya gotta help me, Donnie Boy, or I'll start talkin about Epstein!" struggle4progress Friday #9
If only. Baitball Blogger Friday #16
"It's a shame that Tiger Woods has gotten into multiple non-fatal car accidents..." RockRaven Friday #10
Sorry, Tiger. You're too brown. paleotn Friday #11
The fact that he is dating Don Jr's ex-wife blew me away ToxMarz Friday #12
He should have had his license taken away years ago. The rich are special BigmanPigman Friday #17
i call itt the just us system AllaN01Bear Friday #19
the rich can get away with anything. AllaN01Bear Friday #18
How naive (or drunk) do you have to be NJCher Friday #20
Isn't this a local case ? Unless you have corrupt local officials JI7 Friday #21
He needs to become Donny's chauffeur asap Blue Owl Yesterday #22
that is so damn wrong FHRRK1 Yesterday #23
A DUI arrest is STATE, pres. has no jurisdiction in State matters. LOL. I used to love Tiger and followed all of his SheilaAnn Yesterday #24
I used to love him too MustLoveBeagles Yesterday #27
Woods is a piece of shit Mysterian Yesterday #25
And Dipshit Donny tried to run cover for him True Dough Yesterday #26
I'm going to try that if I ever get pulled over, it just miy work in my trumpy county nt yaesu Yesterday #28
I watched the video and he moniss Yesterday #29
Yes, that is massively f'd up. CanonRay 22 hrs ago #30

Wednesdays

(22,641 posts)
4. I saw and heard the video myself
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 08:58 PM
Friday

Tiger, with his phone to his ear, tells the officer he's on the phone with the President. Whether he was really talking with Trump can be debated, but it's certainly what he claimed at the time.

mercuryblues

(16,432 posts)
13. Bingo
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 10:14 PM
Friday

Woods is only useful to trump when he needs a black person to hide behind. ..

The I can't be racist; I have a black friend.

ShazzieB

(22,624 posts)
15. Exactly.
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 11:01 PM
Friday

Any poc who thinks Donald Trump can be counted on to help them out of a jam needs to have their head examined.

It blows my mind that so many black and brown people have voted for Trump and talk about it like they are totally oblivious to the fact that he is a blatant racist who regards people like them as subhuman. I find that baffling.

RockRaven

(19,433 posts)
10. "It's a shame that Tiger Woods has gotten into multiple non-fatal car accidents..."
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 10:06 PM
Friday

I'll take "Ambiguous Statements Seen on the Internet" for $400, Alex.

ToxMarz

(2,945 posts)
12. The fact that he is dating Don Jr's ex-wife blew me away
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 10:12 PM
Friday

WTF, why? How would he even know her. There's like 7 billion people in the world, half if them are women.

BigmanPigman

(55,189 posts)
17. He should have had his license taken away years ago. The rich are special
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 11:25 PM
Friday

in the eyes of so-called "justice" in the USA. Anyone else would be in jail, forced to go to rehab and charged an enormous fine that they could never afford in a million years. Woods is a threat to citizens...how many DUIs has he had during his lifetime? Tons!

NJCher

(43,205 posts)
20. How naive (or drunk) do you have to be
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 11:48 PM
Friday

to think trump would do you any good under any circumstances, let alone one that involves a second rollover? What would or could he do? Get on the phone and scold the cop?

Or did he think just mentioning he was on the phone with "the president" would scare off or intimidate the cops?

I would love it if the woman police officer had responded, "That's nice" and continued writing the ticket.

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Here are a couple paragraphs of interest from one of the stories at the link.

The following is how he ended the call with trump:

snip

At one point, Woods walked down a nearby lane and was called back to the scene. He could be heard saying “Thank you so much. All right. You got it. Bye,” and later tells the officer, “I was just talking with the president.”

snip

snip

Trump and Woods have a long history, having played golf together for many years. Trump awarded Woods the Congressional Medal of Freedom in 2019. Woods is now dating Vanessa Trump, the ex-wife of Donald Trump Jr.

snip

WTF did Woods ever do to get the Congressional Medal of Freedom?

JI7

(93,648 posts)
21. Isn't this a local case ? Unless you have corrupt local officials
Fri Apr 3, 2026, 11:51 PM
Friday

that are working with Trump what could he do ?

And he only helps if you give him money.

SheilaAnn

(10,719 posts)
24. A DUI arrest is STATE, pres. has no jurisdiction in State matters. LOL. I used to love Tiger and followed all of his
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 02:31 PM
Yesterday

games, now he's just another republican. Boo!

True Dough

(26,764 posts)
26. And Dipshit Donny tried to run cover for him
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 03:32 PM
Yesterday

You know, Tiger has that chronic pain. Let's have some sympathy for him despite his repeatedly unacceptable behavior:

“I have” talked with Woods, Trump said in a Tuesday phone interview. “I think he’s doing great, he’s doing good.”

“He tested negative for alcohol, as you know, and he is under a tremendous physical pressure from his various ailments, you know, the back and the leg,” Trump said.

“He lives a life of pain. He has a lot of pain. He’s an amazing guy. He’s an amazing athlete. He does have pain.”

The president added: “He doesn’t have an alcohol problem, but he does have pain.”

CanonRay

(16,182 posts)
30. Yes, that is massively f'd up.
Sat Apr 4, 2026, 06:36 PM
22 hrs ago

Imagine, prior to this, someone with the President on his speed dial calling him for a DUI.

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