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Woods was impacted by the assassination attempt on Trump
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The assassination attempt on Donald Trump had the potential to be a sliding-doors moment in American politics.
Had it not been for a brief twitch of his head, former President Trump would be on a slab at this moment, yet instead he was able to escape with nothing more than a superficial ear wound and return to the campaign trail in a matter of days.
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Irrespective of people’s political leanings, the threat of political violence in a country like the United States is something that has scared people tremendously.
This is certainly the case with professional golfer, Tiger Woods, who revealed he was deeply affected by the Donald Trump assassination attempt, losing sleep which impacted his preparation for the Open Championship.
What did Tiger Woods say?
Woods learned of the shooting during his flight from the U.S. to Scotland on Saturday.
He stayed up all night on the flight, glued to the coverage of the attempt on Trump’s life, which affected his practice round at Royal Troon on Sunday.
“I didn’t accomplish a lot because I wasn’t in the right frame of mind,” Woods explained.
“It was a long night, and that’s all we watched the entire time on the way over here.”
Woods has a personal relationship with Trump
Woods and Trump have golfed together many times. In 2019, Trump awarded Woods the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the U.S.