President Donald Trump meets at the White House with 16-year-old lifeguard Ryder Williams and the 10-year-old boy he saved from rough surf in California, following a viral video of the incident last month. The outlets report Trump praised Williams’s actions and highlighted the rescue as demonstrating bravery.
Williams and the boy he rescued, identified as Nathanial Rai in one report, meet Trump in the Oval Office on Monday. Several sources say Trump tells the rescued child that he does not know if he would have done the same, and CBS and others describe Trump’s praise of Williams’s “incredible” rescue in treacherous waters.
Different outlets focus on details of the recognition. The Hill and other coverage mention Trump’s plan to bring Williams and his family into the White House and refer to giving a high civilian honor, while others emphasize the meeting itself and Williams’s remarks about looking out for others. Coverage also reflects the role of the viral video in bringing the story to national attention.