Patty Morin, the mom of Rachel Morin, the Maryland mother of
five allegedly raped and killed by an illegal immigrant in August 2023,
spoke at Turning Point USA's AmFest in Phoenix on Saturday, recounting
the heartbreaking story of how she learned about Rachel's death.
It's a narrative she bravely told during congressional testimony
about the border crisis, back in September, as my colleague at sister
site Townhall.com, Jeff Charles wrote. She said:
We
got the phone call, and the phone call went something like this. "Hello,
Mom. There's somebody here that'd like to speak to you." "Okay. Hello."
"Hello, Mrs. Morin. This is Detective So-and-so. There's no easy way to
tell you this. We found your daughter's body." I had just learned a few
hours earlier that she was missing. We didn't know she was missing. She
went on a trail in our town that's very public, very small, and we
walked it for over 25 years. She grew up walking this trail. An illegal
immigrant that was a gotaway from El Salvador had waited for her on the
trail. I was told that they grabbed her, dragged her through the woods,
raped her, strangled her, murdered her. We were told that her body was
blanketed in bruises. I can tell you from looking at her when I went to
the funeral home that it was probably the most graphic thing that I've
ever seen.
And in June, Patty rightly unleashed on
impeached Homeland Security Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas, along with the
Biden administration, for depersonalizing her daughter's death, when
Mayorkas coldly referred to her as "an individual," and never offered
their condolences to the family. during an interview with Fox News'
Laura Ingraham.
In stark contrast, as RedState's Sister Toldjah
shared, then-former President Trump reached out personally to console
the Morin family:
On the other hand, the Morin family's attorney, Randolph Rice, released a statement Thursday announcing that former President Donald Trump had reached out to express his condolences:
President
Donald Trump called Patty Morin, the mother of slain jogger Rachel
Morin, in a heartfelt manner to offer his deepest condolences. Rachel
Morin was tragically murdered in August 2023 while running on the Ma
& Pa trail in Harford County.
[...]
Patty Morin
expressed her gratitude for the President's call this morning, stating,
"I am deeply touched by President Trump's kindness and concern. He was
genuine and truly wanted to know how our family was coping. He asked
about Rachel and showed honest compassion for her untimely death. His
words brought comfort to me during this very difficult time."
Randolph
Rice, the family's attorney, also expressed appreciation for the
President’s concern and call. "We are thankful for President Trump’s
call. Acts like this show the depth of his care for Americans. His
concern for Rachel’s family and his willingness to reach out personally
was consoling to the family and means a great deal to us all."
Read More: Mother of Woman Raped and Murdered by Illegal Immigrant Gives Heartbreaking Testimony Before Congress
Trump Does What Biden Won't on the Rachel Morin Matter As Her Mother Unloads on Mayorkas
During
Saturday's speech, Patty revealed that it wasn't just a one-time phone
call; in the midst of the terrible details about Rachel's death, there
was a ray of hope. She said that President-elect Trump or members of his
team have stayed in touch with her family, checking in to see how they
are doing this whole time.
You can tell from the tone of her voice how meaningful it has been
for her, as she described the way Trump interacted with the family as
"sound[ing] like a very caring man....like your grandfather":
The
Biden administration didn't say anything, didn't offer condolences.
But, President Trump, he called our family, and he said how heartbroken
he was, and [asked] if there was anything he could do to help us. He
sounded like a very caring man. He sounded like your grandfather... And
it's continued. Since that time, it's been over a year and a half, and
they still continue to check in on our family and see if we're doing
okay.
As it turns out, this is something that others
have noted about Trump--and flies in the face of the barrage of attacks
on his character over the past few years. My colleague Teri Christoph
wrote about the Trumps inviting the widow of assassinated Japanese Prime
Minister Shinzo Abe to have dinner with them at Mar-a-Lago last
weekend:
Few other details of the dinner have emerged,
but what is coming to light is the fact that Donald Trump has kept in
regular contact with the Mrs. Abe since the 2022 assassination of her husband.
...
And here's the part that most in the media would not want you to know:
Trump
regularly calls Mrs. Abe to check in on her, a source close to the
president-elect confirmed, and the dinner was scheduled through direct
conversations between the two, not government channels, as is often the
case with diplomatic figures.
Read More: The Donald Trump the Media Doesn't Want You to See Was on Full Display at Mar-a-Lago This Past Weekend
Much
of the recent news about the incoming, Trump 47 White House has been
about who will fill out the administration's cabinet, or which policies
Trump is likely to pursue, but it's refreshing to be reminded that
behind the political trappings is a man who takes the time to act with
compassion when people are at their lowest--and the cameras aren't on.
You can watch Patty Morin's full remarks below:
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