A fierce Washington D.C. 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.
"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."
"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.
His killer was eventually caught.
In 2004, 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.
But her defense on Wednesday came as the president faced charges of racism from his critics after a video was posted on his Truth Social account depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys.
The video, which contained heavily disputed accusations that the 2020 election was stolen, was later removed.
The White House said it was posted "erroneously" by a staffer.
Trump later told reporters he "didn't see" the ape portion at the end of the video and that "of course" he condemns the racist parts of that clip.
"I didn't make a mistake," he said, when asked whether he was going to apologize.
"I look at a lot of thousands of things," he said at the time, adding that after watching only part of the video he "gave it to the people who generally, they look at the whole thing."
"We took it down as soon as we found out about it," he added.
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.