Dying Man’s Wish: Contact With President Trump; President Trump Calls Him

Jay Barrett of West Haven, Connecticut is in the end stages of cystic fibrosis, but he had something he wanted to do before he dies: have some contact with President Donald Trump.

So his sister, a member of the city council of West Haven who describes herself as “100 percent Democrat,” organized a social media and traditional media campaign to try to get it to happen.

On Tuesday, it did.

President Trump’s secretary called Barrett, about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 5, and put the president on in short order, according to the New Haven Register.

Barrett, 44, says he voted for Barack Obama in 2008 but was disillusioned by his policies, especially Obamacare, and that he latched onto Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign.

“You’re a champ. You’re fighting it right? You’re just fighting it?” Trump said, according to video of the conversation published by the New Haven Register.

“That’s what the Irish do — right?” Barrett replied.

“Yeah that’s what the Irish do — you better believe it,” Trump said.

Trump said that if holds a rally in the area of southwestern Connecticut, if Barrett comes he’ll get a front-row seat.

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