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Watch the adorable moment when a 9-year old boy at a bill signing kept trying to get a hug from Trump

May 31, 2018, 21:10 IST

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Trump hugs and kisses 9 year old Jordan McLinn at the signing ceremony for the &quotRight to Try" ActEvan Vucci/AP

  • President Donald Trump signed the "Right To Try" Act into law on Wednesday.
  • A nine-year old muscular dystrophy patient and advocate named Jordan McLinn was present at the signing.
  • After a few tries, he got a warm embrace and forehead kiss from the president .

On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed into law the "Right To Try" Act, legislation that will allow terminally ill patients to participate in experimental drug trials that have not been fully approved by the Food and Drug Administration. 

Front and center at the signing of the bill was Jordan McLinn, a nine-year old boy from Indianapolis who suffers from a deadly form of muscular dystrophy.

He and his mother, Laura, have advocated for "right to try" bills in state legislatures all around the country. McLinn's name is in the full title of the bill along with three others. 

The video of the ceremony shows McLinn attempting to grab Trump's attention to ask for a hug a few times before finally succeeding. 

Finally, Trump noticed, and gave the grinning boy a big hug and a kiss on the forehead. 

Watch the full moment below:

 

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