‘Ryan’s looking down now and he’s very happy because he just broke a record’: Trump pays tribute to SEAL killed in terror raid as hero’s widow receives Congress’s longest ovation – and is comforted by Ivanka…(I Almost Started Cryin’…)
Senior Chief William ‘Ryan’ Owens was killed in raid on al Qaeda target in Yemen last month
His widow Carryn Owens sat beside Ivanka Trump as one of the president’s guests of honor
‘Ryan died as he lived: a warrior, and a hero –- battling against terrorism and securing our Nation,’ Trump said
The tribute united the partisan divisions in Congress and led to the longest standing ovation of the evening
Trump met the widow after the speech – the second time they have met, as he attended the repatriation of her husband’s body along with Ivanka
By Geoff Earle, Deputy U.S. Political Editor
DailyMail.com
1 March 2017
President Donald Trump briefly broke through the deep animosity in Congress when he invoked the heroism of fallen Navy SEAL Ryan Owens, and his grieving widow looked toward the heavens.
Trump brought up Owens, who died in a firefight in Yemen, after saying ‘none are greater or braver than those who fight for America in uniform.’
Lawmakers from both parties stood and clapped for more than a minute during the emotional moment.
‘We are blessed to be joined tonight by Carryn Owens, the widow of a U.S. Navy Special Operator, Senior Chief William ‘Ryan’ Owens,’ Trump said.
‘Ryan died as he lived: a warrior, and a hero – battling against terrorism and securing our Nation,’ Trump said.
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