BLACK HISTORY MONTH, GRANDMOTHER COOK @ WHITE HOUSE>THANKS TRUMP FOR HIS CARING & ACTION OF HER MURDERED GRANDSON - 2 mins.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH AT THE WHITE HOUSE, GRANDMOTHER FORLESIA COOK, A D.C. RESIDENT THANKS TRUMP FOR HIS CARING AND ACTION FOR HER MURDERED GRANDSON- 2 mins. WAR ROOM-2-18-2026 VIDEO, ARTICLE BELOW FROM THE NEW YORK POST.
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Grandma’s fiery defense of Trump steals the show at Black History Month celebration - By Emily Goodin - Published Feb. 18, 2026, 5:51 p.m. ET
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Grandma of murdered DC man fires back at racism claims against Trump

A fierce Washington, DC, grandmother stole the show at President Trump’s Black History Month celebration, defending him against charges of racism.

Forlesia Cook, whose grandson was killed in a 2017 shooting, took to the stage to praise Trump’s tough stance on crime and fired back at those who would criticize his treatment of black Americans.

“I love him. I don’t want to hear nothing you got to say about that racist stuff,” she said.

Forlesia Cook speaks at a podium while Donald Trump looks on, with US flags in the background.

Her voice got louder as her defense of Trump continued: “And don’t be looking at me on the news, hating me because I’m standing up for somebody that deserves to be standing for. Get off the man’s back. Let him do his job. He’s doing the right thing. Back off him.

“And grandma said it.”

The crowd in the East Room of the White House went wild, applauding and cheering her.

Trump expressed his gratitude and encouraged Cook to run for office.

“Wow, that’s pretty good. When is she running for office? Forlesia, what are you running for office? Please, you have my endorsement. You have my endorsement, Forlesia. Thank you darling,” he said.

Cook also praised Trump for bringing National Guard troops to the nation’s capital and for keeping it “real.”

Marty William McMillan Jr. disappeared after leaving to meet a woman he met online. Metropolitan Police Department

“I like that about him. He keeps it real, just like Grandma. I appreciate that, because I can trust him,” she said of the president.

Cook has shared her tragic story about the death of her grandson, Marty William McMillan Jr., on many occasions, even testifying before Congress about his murder.

On April 23, 2017, her 22-year-old grandson left for a date with a woman he met online but he never came home.

McMillan’s remains were discovered four months later on the side of a highway in Maryland. He had been shot multiple times before his body was dumped. Police didn’t identify his body until January 2018.

Donald Trump embracing Forlesia Cook at a Black History Month event.

His killer was eventually caught.

In 2024, John Jabar McRae was sentenced to 16 years in prison for the crime after he was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter.

It was not Cook’s first time defending Trump. She appeared in a White House video late last year to thank him for decreasing the crime rate in Washington D.C.

At the event at the White House on Wednesday, where the president marked the 100th anniversary of Black History Month, Trump praised the late Rev. Jesse Jackson.

“He really was special, with lots of personality, grit and street smarts,” Trump said of the longtime civil rights activist, who died earlier this week.

Trump also announced that Ben Carson, an adviser for his administration, would soon be awarded the presidential medal of freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor.
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