Grandmother tells Trump critics to 'get off the man's back' during White House Black History Month event
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Forlesia Cook, who lost her grandson to gun violence, defends President Trump at White House Black History Month event, telling critics to "get off the man's back" in fiery East Room speech.
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After Trump invited Cook to say a few words at the event, she used the moment to defend him, urging critics to "get off the man’s back."
"I love him, I don't want to hear nothing you got to say about that racist stuff," she said. "And don’t be looking at me on the news, hating on me because I’m standing up for somebody that deserves to be standing for."
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