Forlesia Cook Supports Trump at Black History Month Event

A Washington, D.C. grandmother, Forlesia Cook, passionately defended President Donald Trump during a Black History Month event at the White House, citing her personal loss to gun violence. After being invited to speak, she urged critics to “get off the man’s back,” expressing her support for Trump’s tough-on-crime policies and thanking him for calling the National Guard to the capital. The crowd responded with applause as Trump jokingly suggested she run for office. Additionally, Trump paid tribute to the late Rev. Jesse Jackson and announced that former HUD Secretary Ben Carson would receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.

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