Tuesday, January 31, 2017

President Trump sent FedEx courier a $10,000 check in the mail (Feel good story)

The Washington Post DC Politics ^ | January 30, 2017 | Justin Jouvenal 

The evening before his inauguration, President Trump took time to meet with a 24-year-old FedEx courier from rural Illinois. In a tent behind the Lincoln Memorial in D.C., the soon-to-be president praised Shane Bouvet for his work as a volunteer on his campaign, hugged him and then promised him an extraordinary thank you: a $10,000 check.
The unusual meeting was arranged after Trump said he read a profile about Bouvet in The Washington Post. The struggling single father had spent nights working and days volunteering for Trump, who Bouvet hoped could bring renewal to his home town of Stonington, Ill., and other corners hard hit by the decline in U.S. industry.
On Monday, the check arrived in the mail.
“Shane — You are a great guy — thanks for all of your help,” a note from Trump on presidential stationary read.
Bouvet was in disbelief at his good fortune....
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