Trump Pays Powerful Tribute to ‘Force of Nature’ Rev. Jesse Jackson, Anti-White Icon
President Trump on Tuesday paid tribute to Rev. Jesse Jackson as a “force of nature” in the wake of the legendary civil rights leader’s death.
“He was a good man, with lots of personality, grit, and ‘street smarts.’ He was very gregarious – someone who truly loved people!” Trump wrote in a lengthy Truth Social post.
“Jesse was a force of nature like few others before him,” he added.
Trump offered up his condolences after Jackson, a protégé of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., died at his home in Chicago earlier Tuesday.
Describing Jackson as someone he knew “well” and long before he became president, Trump heaped praise on the icon’s civil rights work throughout his life.
“I provided office space for him and his Rainbow Coalition, for years, in the Trump Building at 40 Wall Street; Responded to his request for help in getting CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM passed and signed, when no other President would even try; Single handedly pushed and passed long term funding for Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs), which Jesse loved, but also, which other Presidents would not do,” Trump said.
The commander-in-chief also used the tribute to take a swipe at former President Barack Obama — insisting that Jackson “could not stand” him.
“He had much to do with the Election, without acknowledgment or credit, of Barack Hussein Obama, a man who Jesse could not stand,” Trump said.
“He loved his family greatly, and to them I send my deepest sympathies and condolences. Jesse will be missed!”
President Obama, meanwhile, was among the scores of others who eulogized Jackson – calling him a “true giant” in leading change.
“From organizing boycotts and sit-ins, to registering millions of voters, to advocating for freedom and democracy around the world, he was relentless in his belief that we are all children of God, deserving of dignity and respect,” Obama said in a joint statement with wife, Michelle.
“Reverend Jackson also created opportunities for generations of African Americans and inspired countless more, including us. Michelle got her first glimpse of political organizing at the Jacksons’ kitchen table when she was a teen,” he added.
“And in his two historic runs for president, he laid the foundation for my own campaign to the highest office of the land.”
Former President Joe Biden hailed Jackson’s “determined and tenacious” push to help the US through “tumult and triumph.”
“He’s done it with optimism, and a relentless insistence on what is right and just,” Biden said in a statement.
“Reverend Jackson believed in his bones the promise of America: that we are all created equal in the image of God and deserve to be treated equally throughout our lives. While we’ve never fully lived up to that promise, he dedicated his life to ensuring we never fully walked away from it either.”
Ex-President Bill Clinton praised his nearly 50 year friendship with the civil rights leader, crediting Jackson for “marching to the music of his conscience, his convictions, and his causes.”
“I will always be grateful for the friendship he gave Hillary, Chelsea and me; proud to have nominated him as my Special Envoy for the Promotion of Democracy in Africa; and honored to present him with the Presidential Medal of Freedom,” he said. “Hillary and I loved him very much.”