Trump Tweets That He Plans to Give Tiger Woods the Presidential Medal of Freedom

Yesterday, Woods completed his comeback from both physical injuries and obvious personal demons to win the 2019 Masters Tournament. Not long after his victory, President Trump felt compelled to congratulate Woods with a tweet, adding that Woods would be the recipient of one of the highest civilian awards of the United States.

"Spoke to @ to congratulate him on the great victory he had in yesterdays @ , & to inform him that because of his incredible Success & Comeback in Sports (Golf) and, more importantly, LIFE, I will be presenting him with the PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM!," the president tweeted.

Spoke to @TigerWoods to congratulate him on the great victory he had in yesterdays @TheMasters , & to inform him that because of his incredible Success & Comeback in Sports (Golf) and, more importantly, LIFE, I will be presenting him with the PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM! - Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 15, 2019

Woods and the President have a long history, and Trump has often tweeted about Woods' golf game. In February, he tweeted a photo of himself playing with both Woods and the one man who leads Woods in major victories, Jack Nicklaus:

Great morning at Trump National Golf Club in Jupiter, Florida with @JackNicklaus and @TigerWoods ! pic.twitter.com/mdPN4yvS8e - Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) February 2, 2019

Trump has tweeted seven times about Woods in the past couple of days alone, all since the conclusion of Saturday's third round at Augusta National Golf Club when Woods was contending for the win.

Great playing by @TigerWoods (at the) @TheMasters . Tomorrow will be a big and exciting day for golf and for sports. Many fantastic players in the hunt. Ratings Gold - Good luck to all! - Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 13, 2019

Great Masters going on right now. @TigerWoods is leading with 2 holes left to play. Very exciting, tune in! - Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 14, 2019

Watching final hole of @TheMasters . @TigerWoods is looking GREAT! - Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 14, 2019

Congratulations to @TigerWoods ., a truly Great Champion! - Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 14, 2019

Love people who are great under pressure. What a fantastic life comeback for a really great guy! https://t.co/41MtJtYEjq - Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 14, 2019

Tiger has not returned the love quite yet:

It's not the craziest thing to see Woods honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom. While historically it's not given to athletes who are still in their prime, past recipients have included Babe Ruth, Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Billie Jean King, Muhammad Ali, Arnold Palmer, and Hank Aaron.