Trump Shares Tribute to Jesse Jackson, Who ‘Could Not Stand’ Obama
President Donald trump issued a lengthy tribute to civil-rights activist Jesse Jackson after his death, revealing that Jackson “could not stand” Barack Obama. Jackson died in the early hours of Tuesday at age 84; NBC News reported he passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones, and no immediate cause of death was given, though he had Parkinson’s disease. The Jackson family described him as a servant leader who supported the oppressed and overlooked around the world; Al Sharpton praised him as one of the nation’s greatest moral voices. Trump also posted on Truth Social about his personal relationship with Jackson, defending himself against accusations of racism and noting that he had provided office space for Jackson’s Rainbow Coalition, helped push criminal-justice reform, and supported long-term funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities. He further claimed that Jackson had a role in Barack Obama’s election, though without explicit credit, and offered condolences to Jackson’s family.
President Donald Trump d a lengthy tribute to Jesse Jackson on Tuesday in which he disclosed that the late Democratic Party activist “could not stand” former President Barack Obama.
Jackson died in the early morning hours at 84, according to his family.
NBC News reported that Jackson passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones.
No cause of death was immediately given, but Jackson revealed in 2017 that he had Parkinson’s disease.
“Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family said in a statement.
Left-wing race activist Al Sharpton said “our nation lost one of its greatest moral voices” and praised Jackson as a man who “carried history in his footsteps and hope in his voice.”
In a post on his page, Trump d details of his personal relationship with Jackson.
“I knew him well, long before becoming President,” Trump wrote.
“He was a good man, with lots of personality, grit, and ‘street smarts.’ He was very gregarious – Someone who truly loved people!”
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Trump also defended himself against critics who have labeled him as bigoted since he announced his first run for president as a Republican.
“Despite the fact that I am falsely and consistently called a Racist by the Scoundrels and Lunatics on the Radical Left, Democrats ALL, it was always my pleasure to help Jesse along the way,” he wrote.
Trump said he “provided office space for him and his Rainbow Coalition, for years, in the Trump Building at 40 Wall Street.”
He added that he “Responded to his request for help in getting CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM passed and signed, when no other President would even try.”
Trump also said he “Single handedly pushed and passed long term funding for Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs), which Jesse loved.”
The president then offered a revelation about Jackson and the country’s first black president.
“He had much to do with the Election, without acknowledgment or credit, of Barack Hussein Obama, a man who Jesse could not stand,” Trump wrote.
Trump closed his message by offering condolences to Jackson’s family.
“He loved his family greatly, and to them I send my deepest sympathies and condolences. Jesse will be missed!”
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