Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib said in a tweet Thursday that President Barack Obama told the freshman Democrat he was proud of her.

“[W]e had a thoughtful discussion about serving our country,” she tweeted. “The best part was when he looked straight at me and said, ‘I’m proud of you.’”

.@BarackObama met with us new members of Congress and we had a thoughtful discussion about serving our country. The best part was when he looked straight at me and said, “I’m proud of you.” pic.twitter.com/cPDOth0B5i — Rashida Tlaib (@RashidaTlaib) March 28, 2019

Obama met with first-term members of Congress on Monday night, and praised the new crop of lawmakers in a subsequent tweet as “a young, diverse class.”

Obama reportedly cautioned the new lawmakers to consider how to finance ambitious legislation in the form of tax increases, and encouraged them to find policies they are willing to stand on — even when they are politically costly.