He surely made that up. Sounds like the tug-at-heartstrings BS that the pols spew to score emotional points. “And then there was Aquanetta - single mother, factory worker on the graveyard shift - struggling to pay the bills on time and wondering what I was going to do to ensure that her young son would have health care, a roof over his head and an Obamaphone...”
and a set of 20’s for his Escalade... don’t forget.