US EditionTrump remembers Jesse Jackson as 'good man,' 'force of nature'
Trump highlighted his role in criminal justice reform and funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities amid false accusations of racism.
- On Tuesday, President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social reflecting on Reverend Jesse Jackson after the family announced his death at 84.
- While the cause was not disclosed, Reverend Jesse Jackson had struggled with progressive supranuclear palsy and Parkinson's disease in recent years, his family announced.
- President Trump called Jackson `a good man` with personality, grit, `street smarts`, and described him as a `force of nature` like few others before him.
- Trump said he provided office space for Jackson's Rainbow Coalition in the Trump Building at 40 Wall Street and backed criminal justice reform, HBCU funding, and Opportunity Zones.
- Jackson's family called him a servant leader and asked others to honor his work, while Trump claimed Jackson helped elect Barack Hussein Obama despite their fraught relationship.
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U.S. civil rights activist Jesse Jackson died at the age of 84, which told his family. A statement states that Jackson has campaigned for the oppressed, the voiceless and the overlooked around the world.
Donald Trump Pays Tribute to Jesse Jackson, 'A Force of Nature Like Few Others'
The president wrote a lengthy homage to the late civil rights leader, 'despite the fact that I am falsely and consistently called a racist by the scoundrels and lunatics on the radical left'Taylor Hill/WireImage; Bennett Raglin/GettyNEED TO KNOWPresident Donald Trump payed tribute to Rev. Jesse Jackson on Truth Social following the announcement of his deathTrump's lengthy statement explained the ways in which he helped Jackson, who he knew "well…
The Republican president said that for him "it was always a pleasure to help Jesse along the way"
Trump uses Jesse Jackson’s death to argue he’s not 'a racist'
President Donald Trump acknowledged the death of civil rights icon Jesse Jackson on Tuesday, calling him a “good man” and a “force of nature,” while using the moment to spotlight his own past support for Jackson as evidence against accusations of racism.“The Reverend Jesse Jackson is Dead at 84,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I knew him well, long before becoming President. He was a good man, with lots of personality, grit, and ‘street smarts.’ …
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