TheEllenShow presented a check to Waffle House Hero @JamesShawJr representing the funds we raised (thanks to 6,799 of you) for James and his daughter. I can't thank you all enough for your support!
And he is a hero in more ways than just disarming a deranged killer. A GoFundMe for him and his daugher, Brookyn, is at $217,043, past his goal of $200,000.
White House talking to Waffle House hero about Trump meeting
The White House has reached out to arrange a potential meeting between President Trump and James Shaw Jr., the man who confronted a gunman at a Waffle House in Tennessee.
"My understanding is that there has been an outreach effort to bring him here to the White House and I'll keep you updated on that as I have more information," White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said during the Tuesday press briefing.
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