Vanessa Trump Avoids Tiger Woods DUI Scandal, Shares Daughter's Tennis Outing
Vanessa Trump, the former daughter-in-law of Donald Trump, has notably refrained from commenting on boyfriend Tiger Woods' recent DUI arrest, instead turning to social media to highlight her teenage daughter Kai's activities. On Saturday, she posted two Instagram stories featuring 17-year-old Kai at the Miami Open tennis tournament, with no mention of the golf legend's legal troubles.
Tiger Woods' High-Speed Crash and Arrest Details
The incident unfolded on Friday afternoon when Tiger Woods, aged 50, attempted to overtake a truck and trailer at high speed on a residential road in Jupiter Island. His SUV clipped the back of the vehicle, causing it to tip onto its side. After climbing out through the passenger side window, Woods refused to provide a urine sample to police officers, leading to his arrest for DUI, property damage, and refusal to submit to a lawful test.
Authorities released Woods' mugshot later that evening, showing him with puffy, bloodshot eyes. He was bonded out of jail shortly after 10 PM, departing in a vehicle surrounded by fans and reporters. Photographs captured him looking stony-faced with pursed lips before he glanced out the window and disappeared into the night.
Vanessa Trump's Social Media Focus on Kai
While Woods faced the aftermath of his arrest, Vanessa Trump directed attention to her daughter's experiences at the Miami Open. Her Instagram stories included images of Kai posing with women's world No. 1 tennis player Aryna Sabalenka on Friday, as well as with Sabalenka's coach Jason Stacy and youth golf pro Allan Kournikova. The posts were shared around 2 PM on Friday, coinciding roughly with the time of Woods' crash.
On Saturday, Vanessa shared a second post featuring a video of Kai answering fan questions during an 'Ask Me Anything' session. Kai was also pictured in the stands during the women's final between Sabalenka and Coco Gauff at Hard Rock Stadium that afternoon.
Background on Woods and Vanessa's Relationship
Woods and Vanessa Trump have been dating for over a year, with their relationship first reported by the Daily Mail in March 2025 after they began seeing each other around Thanksgiving 2024. Earlier this week, both Kai and Vanessa attended the TGL finals in Palm Beach to support Woods in his return to golf, where they were photographed exchanging a kiss.
Legal Proceedings and Woods' History of Incidents
At the crash scene, Woods passed a breathalyzer test with 'triple zeros' but refused a urine sample twice—once roadside and again at the jail. Sheriff John Budensiek explained that Woods was cooperative but cautious, with drug recognition experts suspecting impairment from medication or drugs rather than alcohol. Woods' refusal, while legal, means definitive results on his impairment will remain unknown.
This arrest adds to Woods' history of DUI-related incidents. In 2021, he was involved in a crash in California that shattered his right leg, requiring multiple surgeries. Previously, in 2017, he was arrested for DUI in Florida after being found slumped in his car with five drugs in his system, including painkillers.
As the situation develops, Vanessa Trump's silence on the matter contrasts with her active social media presence regarding her daughter's life, leaving the public to speculate on her response to Woods' latest legal challenges.
