President Trump lauds Houston's Mattress Mack in Values Voter Summit speech

During remarks Friday morning at the annual Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump lauded Houston's Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale for his work in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.

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During remarks Friday morning at the annual Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C. the president lauded Houston's Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale for his work in the wake of Hurricane Harvey through his Gallery Furniture stores.

Trump was the first sitting president to speak at the summit in its history, although he spoke twice in years past before he was actually elected president. The event, which began in 2006, is hosted by the Family Research Council.

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The president began his speech touching on the mass shooting in Las Vegas, the California wildfires, and the devastation left by the the hurricanes that have battered the United States and its territories. He also spoke out about his appointment of Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch his first ten months in office and the "war" on Christmas.

Perhaps the line of the day was Trump's hard stance on government versus religion.

"In America we don't worship government, we worship God," President Trump said.

Trump's speech turned to the resolve of the American people, first mentioning a young Las Vegas cop named Brady Cook, who injured in the Las Vegas shooting on his second day of service.

The president then brought up "Mattress Mack" and his work aiding in the Hurricane Harvey.

"When the rain began to flood the streets of the city he sent out his furniture trucks to rescue the stranded," Trump said. "He brought them back to his stores and gave them food and a clean, dry place to stay even if it meant ruining countless dollars worth of furniture."

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McIngvale was a supporter and donor to Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign.

In April 2015, at an event sponsored by and benefitting The Woodlands-based Texas Patriots PAC, Mr. Trump spoke onstage with the Houston business icon, who arguably had the loudest audience reaction.

Trump spoke about how he's always asked how he has so much energy and answers by saying that everyone eventually "gets to sleep for a very long time." To which McIngvale responded, "I can get you a good mattress for that."

Video of the talk between the future president and McIngvale can be found here online at Gallery Furniture's Vimeo video page.