A dying man wished to talk to President Trump. His Democrat sister helped make it happen.
Jay Barrett and his sister, Bridgett Hoskie By Amy B Wang Amy B Wang General assignment reporter covering national and breaking news Email Bio Follow March 6 at 1:53 PM Bridgette Hoskie felt overwhelmed.
So Hoskie, who happens to be a staunch Democrat and an elected City Council member in West Haven, Conn., got to work trying to fulfill her brother’s wish. She asked her mayor and colleagues, mostly fellow Democrats, if they might send an email on her brother’s behalf — or if they knew anybody in the White House. She also posted a vague request on Facebook.
Hoskie rushed home from work and called the number back. Then she handed the phone to Barrett. “Jay, it’s the White House. The president’s going to talk to you,” she said, as if the White House calling was no big deal. And she began filming."Hi, Jay, you look handsome to me. I just saw a picture of you,” Trump can be heard saying.Trump laughed. “How are you doing? How is it going, Jay?”“You’re a champ,” Trump said. “You’re fighting it, right?”“Yeah, that’s what the Irish do,” Trump said.
Barrett said he used to consider himself an independent, voting “back and forth” for Democratic and Republican candidates over the years. He supported Barack Obama in 2008 but didn’t vote to reelect him in 2012. Barrett said it was widely known among his family and friends that he was the rare Trump supporter in a state that ultimately went for Hillary Clinton by 13 percentage points.
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