Caldwell Co Deputy Sheriff Jordan Sherrill all smiles after meeting @realDonaldTrump. Sherrill was shot in the line of duty & is recovering.Says meeting Pres. was Chance of a lifetime-it’s not often somebody from his hometown shakes hand of US Pres. @WBTV_News pic.twitter.com/ZAg1SQjxVy
— Dedrick Russell WBTV (@dedrickrussell) August 31, 2018
Via WBTV:
President Donald Trump spent part of his day in Charlotte, NC on Friday.
He came to town to sign an executive order and to raise money for two GOP candidates who are in hotly contested races.
Trump says those assignments were important to him but for two sheriff deputies, Trump’s visit was life-changing.
Cleveland County Deputy Tim Sims and Caldwell County Deputy Jordan Sherrill were both there when Air Force One landed around 2:30 p.m.
The two deputies were shot in the line of duty this year. Both are still recovering.
The president was made aware of their sacrifices and that is the reason they were able to greet him.
“It means a bunch,” Deputy Sheriff Jordan Sherrill said. “I am very grateful. I’m blessed to be here. The good Lord is looking out for me. It’s just an honor to meet President Trump.”
Sherrill and Sims met Trump as soon as the president got off Air Force One. They even took a picture and talked with him.
“He pretty much just checked on me,” Sherrill said. “Asked me how I was doing. He asked me where I have been shot at. He’s just very concerned. Just making sure I was okay – asking when I was going to return to work. He’s a very great man.”