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Tiger Woods Gets Donald Trump's Blessings To Date His Former Daughter-In-Law Vanessa

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By Favour Adegoke on March 31, 2025 at 10:30 PM EDT
Updated on March 31, 2025 at 10:43 PM EDT

President Donald Trump has officially given Tiger Woods his stamp of approval following news of the golf legend's romance with his former daughter-in-law, Vanessa Trump.

The billionaire politician had nothing but praise for Woods, as he noted how much he "loves" the athlete and Vanessa together.

Tiger Woods confirmed that he is dating Vanessa Trump on social media and has requested "privacy" as they navigate their relationship.

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Donald Trump Says He 'Loves' Tiger Woods And Vanessa Trump

President Trump presents the Medal of Freedom to Tiger Woods
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On Monday, Trump was asked to comment on Woods' relationship with Vanessa, and the POTUS swiftly gave the couple's romance his blessings, telling the reporters, "Well, I love Tiger, and I love Vanessa."

Trump, however, used the opportunity to comment on Vanessa's failed marriage to his son, Donald Trump Jr., claiming that their relationship broke down due to a "witch hunt."

"They had a great relationship. I happen to think their relationship with my son ... I happen to think their relationship was hurt very badly by the witch hunt that went on. Russia, Russia, Russia and all the crap that they put Don through, who knew nothing about it," Trump said, per TMZ.

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He continued, "But Vanessa and Don had a very good relationship. They have incredible children, five incredible children, all good athletes, all great students. They broke up quite a while ago, which to me was very sad."

The president then stated that Woods had already notified him a few weeks ago about his romance with Vanessa.

"I'm very happy for both, let them both be happy. They're both great," Trump said.

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Tiger Woods And Vanessa Trump Go Public With Their Relationship

Woods went public about his romance with Vanessa by sharing a post about their relationship on X and two photos of them looking cozy together.

"Love is in the air and life is better with you by my side! We look forward to our journey through life together," Woods stated.

He continued, "At this time we would appreciate privacy for all those close to our hearts."

Woods' request for "privacy" after making a social media post unfortunately didn't land well with many who mocked the athlete.

Barstool Sports owner Dave Portnoy was one of such people who criticized Woods, writing, "Tiger asking for privacy for dating Don Jr.'s wife is an all-time ridiculous request."

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How Long Has The Couple Been Together?

Tiger Woods at the 2024 PGA Tour The Genesis Invitational
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According to the Daily Mail, Woods and Vanessa started dating during Thanksgiving, as sources confirmed they were an item long before going public with their relationship.

Woods and Vanessa reportedly live 20 minutes apart from each other in the wealthy southern Florida enclave of Palm Beach and were spotted together at a golf tournament last month.

Vanessa was previously married to Donald Jr., with whom she shares five children. Woods, on the other hand, shares son Charlie and daughter Sam with ex-wife Nordegren.

According to the news outlet, Vanessa's eldest daughter, Kai, and Woods' children all attend the $38,595-a-year school, The Benjamin School, together.

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Tiger Woods Told His Ex-Wife About His Relationship With Vanessa Trump

Tiger Woods and Elin Nordegren
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According to the Daily Mail, Woods personally called his ex-wife, Elin Nordegren, around late December or early January to let her know he had started a romantic relationship with Vanessa.

The 49-year-old golf star was reportedly worried the news would leak and wanted her to find out about it from him instead.

"Tiger knew it was going to get out eventually, so he had to make the phone call to Elin before his love life ended up in the newspapers again," an insider told the news outlet. "He's made this call before about other women — but never like this."

However, their conversation allegedly turned awkward but civil and only lasted a few minutes.

"It was a pleasant, almost friendly conversation," the insider said. "Tiger and Elin are supportive of each other."

The Golfer's Ex-Wife Was Surprised That He Was Dating 'A Trump?'

Tiger Woods at The 150th Open Golf - St Andrews Old Course - Day Two
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The source went further to add that Nordegren saw the humor in Woods dating the president's former daughter-in-law, even though he claimed their romance was not serious at the time.

"Her response at first was like, 'Seriously? A Trump? For real?'" the insider shared. "She was more amused than anything. But she really quickly just accepted it."

"They're not the type to give each other their 'blessing' per se, but they keep each other in the loop with anyone who is going to spend any amount of time around the kids," the source added.

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