Many of Donald Trump’s policies appealed to Eileen Grossman, but his presidential appearance and his ability to relate caught her eye the most.

“I knew he had the fire in his belly after the first [Republican] debate,” Grossman, assistant to Cranston finance director Robert F. Strom, said. “He is a very human man. I could picture myself sitting down and [him] having a cup of coffee with me. I don’t care how rich he is. Let’s face it, the Bushes were very rich. It’s not the money. He can relate to us. Obama never related to us.”

Grossman experienced Trump’s rise first-hand as a member of the RNC Rules Committee last summer and a delegate to the Convention. Each state and Washington, D.C. is allotted two representatives on the committee, and Cranston residents filled both for Rhode Island: Grossman and Steven Frias.

She was one of many committee members interviewed for a June 2016 article in “POLITICO” by Kyle Cheney, examining the “Dump Trump” movement. Grossman told Cheney that she had no contact with anyone attempting to “undermine the rules as set or for any plans to unbind delegates.”

“I happen to be a Trump delegate, but if I were not I still would have no part in taking the nomination from a man who has received more Republican primary votes in history,” Grossman told “POLITICO.” “We are standing by the will of the people, and their vote clearly was for Donald J. Trump and not a career politician.”

Grossman said she was bombarded with emails, more than 400, that were predominantly “very nasty,” but one of them stood out. It was a message from the Trump campaign with a Xeroxed image of the “POLITICO” article, with a short note of thanks and signature from the then-candidate himself. Grossman was humbled by the gesture, and it only reinforced her support for Trump.

Beyond President Trump’s decorum and human nature, Grossman, who chairs Women for Trump and is vice president of the R.I. Federation of Republican Women, said she found common ground on several of his key policies. She specifically pinpointed immigration, jobs and support for small business owners and the middle class.

“Trump is a businessman and maybe it’s time we look at budgets and we understand budgets,” Grossman, who had to close a business under the Obama administration, said. “I also believe we should kick the U.N. [United Nations] out, and Donald J. Trump shares that view. He will keep us safe. He ran on those items and he is trying to achieve every goal or every promise he made to us.”

“Give our veterans the medical care,” Grossman continued. “They sacrifice plenty to go fight for our freedom. They come back dying and waiting for an appointment.”

Grossman added that she backs the idea of President Trump’s travel ban as well, saying that its focus is to “get the good ones [in] making sure the bad ones don’t get in with them.”

“We have no vetting process,” Grossman said. “I have heard some very educated people say he’s right on point with the immigration ban. It’s not a ban against Muslims, these countries have terrorism in there.”

Grossman usually spends her non-work hours volunteering for those in need as part of RIFRW fundraisers. The group’s walk to benefit those with arthritis and bi-yearly food drives for Rhode Island veterans are just some of the events run by the nonprofit.

She not only attended the Republican National Convention, but the inauguration as well. She will also be present this Saturday for the Make America Great Again March and Rally at the State House, which is chaired by former State Rep. Doreen Costa. Radio host John DePetro will be the event’s keynote speaker, and Grossman said as many as 800 could take part.

She has been unflinching in her support of President Trump and the Republican party, and it shows in her schedule.

“What people don’t realize is, the Republicans today are the working class, as evidenced by the voting,” He is going to save the coal industry, he is going to save automotive jobs. Good, solid business plan means you’re going to hire people. This is America, the land of opportunity. Give our citizens the opportunity.”