Posted on 02/18/2026 6:21:18 PM PST by Libloather
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.
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.
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grandma keeping it real, but trump beat a black woman ans called her felicia.
She’d be far better than the GOP PR campaign that can’t get anything across to anyone.
“He’s doin the right thing, get off his back and let him do his job. Grandma said”
No better words ever spoken
Watched it. She could get cancelled or called a house “n” by the all accepting left. Bless her!
Trump expressed his gratitude and encouraged Cook to run for office.
btt
Morgan Freeman is one man.
A lot of people feel that Black History Month is important; and those people vote, too.
It’s no skin off my back if Black people have a Black History Month and the President recognizes it. There are far more important things to gripe about.
God bless her!
It takes just one voice in the wilderness to being changing things. It is hard to be a warrior like her, never forget that.
Echo her voice.........................
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