Tiger Woods Joins Trump For Black History Month Celebration, Announces Kobe Bryant Statue In National Garden Of American Heroes
Joined by golf legend Tiger Woods, US President Donald Trump will speak on February 20, 2025 at a reception in Washington, D.C., honoring Black History Month in the Eastern Room of the White House. (Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images)
OAN Staff Sofia Flores 6:41pm – Thursday, February 20th, 2025
President Donald Trump held a Black History Month celebration at the White House on Thursday, stunning the enthusiastic crowd with a special appearance by “incredible” golfer Tiger Woods.
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During the event, Trump discussed 250 US plansth Anniversary and he repeated his vision for the National Garden of American Heroes. He took office during his first term.
After being featured by Trump, the famous golfer said, “Tiger! Tiger!”
Woods also wore the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which he received from President GOP in 2019.
Woods reportedly was at the White House for his second meeting with the president to discuss “golf unity.” He was joined by PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monaghan, player director Adam Scott and Saudi Piff Gov. Yasir al-Rumeyan.
When speaking to a crowd of over 500 people at the Black History Month reception, Trump said one reason why he is president today is because of the Black vote. Compared to 2020, Trump doubled his position with black male voters.
Trump also criticized former President Joe Biden at the reception, focusing solely on the aspects of historical slavery that emerge as pity for them during the signal of virtue, rather than the strength and achievements of black Americans. He said he fitted it.
“The last administration tried to reduce everything in American history to one year in 1619, but under our administration we have always played by black Americans on the immoral cause of another date. We celebrate essential roles.
Breaking: President Trump has announced that he will build a statue of Prince Estabrook, a black patriot who fought in the Revolutionary War, in the new national garden of American heroes.
“The last administration tried to reduce everything in American history to a year… pic.twitter.com/ql4tigtb9o
In an executive order in June 2020, during his first term, Trump outlined plans to throw the largest and most comprehensive anniversary observance in the country's history, honoring America's 250.th Birthday in 2026. However, plans for the project were crushed shortly after Biden took office.
With his first one Presidential Order Since returning to the White House, Trump has confirmed that the project has returned and announced the creation of Task Force 250.
One of America's 250 highlights, the celebration, is called, will become the National Garden of American Heroes.
“We're going to do American hero gardens. Under the executive order we signed last month, this new beautiful outdoor statue park… will be incredible,” he added. “We're now choosing the final site. It's between different states that we really want that. What we've ever lived in, including countless Black American icons. I honor hundreds of Americans.”
Between 47th The president has not revealed the identities of the 250 individuals paying tribute to the statue. He sneaks around and says, “Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, Colletta Scott King, Frederick Douglas, Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King Jr., Muhammad Ali, Coby.・All Bryant will be featured in the garden.
“During Black History Month, we pay tribute to these heroes and many other heroes, not just because they are black heroes, but because they are truly American heroes,” Trump said. said.
President Trump has announced that the National Garden of American Heroes will include statues of African Americans. . pic.twitter.com/d5iv01gka4
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