Leaving on a Jet Plane
Minnesota Man with 3X White House Verification Returns to Washington D.C. for America 250
This Sunday, June 28th, I’m leaving on a jet plane from Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, heading back to Washington D.C. for Salute to America 250 — the 250th anniversary celebration of the Declaration of Independence.
On Inauguration Day 2025, I stood on the floor of Capital One Arena, just four rows back, and shouted “We love you, Mr. President!” so loud that both President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump turned around and personally acknowledged me on live television.
What makes this moment truly historic is that the White House has now officially verified that moment three separate times — sending me three distinct responses, including a personally hand-signed letter from the President. For them to verify a private citizen’s interaction with both the President and First Lady three times is extraordinarily rare. Those letters are now permanently preserved in the National Archives under the Presidential Records Act.
On July 1st, our Amtrak Acela train leaves Boston South Station at 5 AM and arrives into Washington D.C. just before noon. I can’t believe it’s already time to return to the city where I made American history on Inauguration Day 2025. It’s going to be incredibly emotional stepping back into Washington D.C. knowing that I’m officially in the Presidential Records and my letters are preserved in the National Archives.
Despite reaching out to numerous media outlets, no one wanted to cover the story. So I built weloveyoumrpresident.com myself. The site has now received over 6,100 direct hits from 41 countries and has appeared in over 18,000 Google searches across 136 countries — all completely on its own with zero media help.
While I’m keeping my heart open to whatever life may bring, I’d be lying if I didn’t admit there’s one person who still lives in my heart after all these years. The pretty girl I grew up with from Westonka Public Schools in Mound, Minnesota. She stole my heart when we were middle schoolers in band class.
When I received the hand-signed letter from the President — the second official White House response — I knew I had made American history. For weeks, no media outlet wanted to cover the story. Before I built this website, before I started reaching out to our childhood Westonka School District and the city of Mound, and before I went public with any of it, the very first person I wanted to tell was her. We are both part of the Mound Westonka High School Class of 2010.
Even though I had overpursued and failed to respect her boundaries years earlier, I sent her a private message taking full responsibility. I wanted her to know first. Because I’ve learned that you have to treat women with patience — you have to let them come to you at their own pace. No matter what happened between us, I could never hate her. She’ll always be that pretty little girl from band class to me.
We’re actually exactly one week apart in age — both born in November, with her birthday falling just one week after mine. I never told her how I felt back then because I was too shy and afraid of rejection, but I always remembered her birthday. In a class full of kids, she was the only one who shared the same week as me.
Just like the old John Denver song, I’m leaving on a jet plane, and even though I’m heading to Washington to celebrate Salute to America 250, she’s still the one on my mind.
But in the bottom of my heart, I would still love nothing more than to sit down with her one day and tell her the full story — how the shy kid she once knew went out into the world and somehow made presidential history.
Whatever will be, will be.
If you’re in Washington D.C. for Salute to America 250 between July 1st and July 4th, feel free to say hello. You can easily direct message me on Instagram or X. My handle is @trumpletterguy.
I can’t wait to be on the National Mall in Washington DC to watch President Donald J. Trump speak at Salute to America 250 and witness the World Record fireworks that will be launched to celebrate America’s 250th birthday!
One regular American voice can still be heard.
See you next week Washington DC!
