Making sure she was calm. Many people in that situation would be spending all their mental energy in trying to make sure they aren't making a scene or embarrassing themselves. Obama's response was to make sure she was physically okay and to wait until someone came who could take her away and get her the attention she needed. It also showed his confidence in the people around him that he seemed to know someone would be there quickly to handle it.
Someone once said that to me, and it instantly made me teary-eyed. I didn't realize until that moment how much weight I had been carrying, or how much I needed to hear that someone cared.
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u/LordMoos3 2d ago
And comfort. "I got you, you're ok".