Trump awards Tiger Woods the Presidential Medal of Freedom
By AFP
07 May 2019 |
8:01 am
US President Donald Trump, an avid golfer and the owner of several golf courses, rewards Tiger Woods with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor in the White House's Rose Garden.
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