'A GREAT woman! Her son is looking down from heaven': Trump praises Ahmaud Arbery's mother after she said he was 'very compassionate' during their White House meeting - but criticized his cop reform for not going far enough

President Donald Trump saluted Ahmaud Arbery's mother as a 'GREAT woman' after meeting with her and various other families, and after signing an executive order banning police chokeholds unless an officer's life is 'at risk.' 

Trump described Wanda Cooper-Jones as being 'wonderful and loving' in a Tuesday tweet, sharing a video of the emotional mother describing how the president was 'very compassionate' during the meeting. 

Arbery, a black man, was killed February 23 after the a white father and son pursued him when he jogged past their yard just outside the port city of Brunswick. 

Trump described Wanda Cooper-Jones as being 'wonderful and loving' in a Tuesday tweet

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My father was honored to meet you today and deeply moved by your story. We are with you and will continue to hold your family and Ahmaud in our hearts. God Bless

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Cooper-Jones said of her meeting with Trump: 'I can say that President Trump was very receiving. He listened and he addressed each and every family accordingly'

'A GREAT woman,' Trump said in the tweet. 'Her son is looking down from heaven & is very proud of his wonderful & loving mom!!!' 

Multiple families visited the White House on Tuesday to discuss a number of topics with President Trump. 

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Cooper-Jones is the mother of Ahmaud Arbery, a black man killed on February 23 after he was chased down by a white father and son

Cooper-Jones appeared briefly on Fox's Special Report where she shared the quick bit about her meeting with Trump. 

'I was very, very emotional throughout the whole conference,' she said. '[Trump] was very compassionate. He showed major concern for all families. Not just one family, but for all families.'

Cooper-Jones added: 'I can say that President Trump was very receiving. He listened and he addressed each and every family accordingly.'

After the meeting, Trump announced his police reform executive order during a press conference in the Rose Garden.

The president's plan will ban police from using chokeholds except for in instances when their lives are at risk and will set up a database where police departments track officers who have been accused of using excessive force.

President Trump said during his remarks – where he did not once mention George Floyd or relations between black people and police despite weeks of protests over multiple cop shootings of African Americans – that the plan will increase 'accountability' and 'transparency' while still allowing police officers to do their jobs and protect their communities.

He also claimed the measures are aimed at weeding out the 'tiny' amount of bad cops, claiming there is a very small percentage of bad apple offices.

CBS reports that Cooper-Jones felt that the executive order signed by Trump wasn't enough when addressing the long documented history of police brutality and racism in the country. 

'But I do think that's it's a start,' she added.  

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After the meeting, Trump announced his police reform executive order during a press conference in the Rose Garden

CBS reports that Cooper-Jones felt that the executive order signed by Trump wasn't enough when addressing the long documented history of police brutality and racism in the country