#Ahmaud Arbery’s mother speaks out on ‘very emotional’ meeting with Trump

The mother of Ahmaud Arbery, the 25-year-old unarmed black man killed in February by a pair of armed white men who chased him in their car while he jogged in Georgia, offered a glimpse into her “very emotional” meeting with President Trump.

Speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill Tuesday afternoon, Wanda Cooper-Jones described herself as “very, very emotional throughout the whole conference.”

As for the commander-in-chief, Cooper-Jones said, “He was very compassionate. He showed major concern for all families, not just one family, but for all families.”

The president met on Tuesday with Cooper-Jones and the families of seven other Americans who have been killed by police violence, including Botham Jean, the 26-year-old Texas man who was fatally shot by a white off-duty police officer in his own apartment.

“I can say that President Trump was very receiving, he listened and he addressed each and every family accordingly,” Arbery’s grieving mother continued.

Cooper-Jones said Trump assured “each family member that we would and should expect change” in the wake of their loved ones’ senseless deaths.

Following the meeting, the president went on to sign an executive order on criminal justice and policing reform, which he described as a “very comprehensive” response, in the White House Rose Garden.

The order includes a requirement that police departments meet training certification standards in order to get federal funds. It also bans use of chokeholds except in situations where deadly force is required.

Cooper-Jones did not feel satisfied with the content of the executive order, but called it “a start,” when asked if she thought it went far enough.

Speaking Tuesday evening to CNN, Cooper-Jones maintained that stance, saying that the order doesn’t address “anything that concerns Ahmaud’s case at all.”

Still, she reiterated that “I don’t think that’s enough, but I do think that is a start.”

Cooper-Jones went on to tell the network that she “didn’t have high expectations” going into her White House meeting, but attended because she wanted to hear about the president’s executive order.

As for the White House, press secretary Kayleigh McEnany after the meeting quoted Trump as saying “these were devastating stories” that these families had experienced.

She also quoted the president as saying, “I love these families and I will be helping these families,” while speaking to reporters outside the White House Tuesday afternoon.

During the Rose Garden signing ceremony, Trump expressed his sorrow for those in mourning.

“Many of these families lost their loved ones in deadly interactions with police. To all of the hurting families, I want you to know that all Americans mourn by your side. Your loved ones will not have died in vain. We are one nation, we grieve together, and we heal together,” he said.

After their Oval Office meeting, the families met with Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC), who is leading the GOP charge in the Senate on police reform.

Cooper-Jones described that meeting to reporters as “very, very emotional” as well.

“It was very, very emotional. We have mothers, we have sisters, we have grandmothers that were in the room,” she said. “We’re in so much pain and we need some change.”

The White House declined to comment to The Post on the meeting.