"President Trump paid tribute to the late Rev. Jesse Jackson as a good man and force of nature but claimed the late civil rights leader couldn't stand former President Barack Obama. Mixing praise with petty digs, Trump claimed during his days as a New York real estate tycoon he was friends with Jackson, and he ticked off a few shared political priorities like Black economic empowerment zones and funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities."
"He was a good man, with lots of personality, grit, and street smarts,' Trump wrote on his social media site. He was very gregarious Someone who truly loved people! Jesse was a force of nature like few others before him, Trump added. Trump also asserted that Jackson, who made promising bids for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988, should have gotten more credit for laying the groundwork for Obama's victory as the first Black president in 2008."
"Tributes poured in for Jackson on Tuesday as the nation woke up to news of his death at home in Chicago. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the House minority leader, called Jackson the people's champion and said he would forever rest in power. The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. was a legendary voice for the voiceless, powerful civil rights champion and trailblazer extraordinaire, Jeffries tweeted. For decades he inspired us to keep hope alive in the struggle for liberty and justice for all."
President Trump described Rev. Jesse Jackson as a good man, gregarious, and a force of nature while asserting a personal friendship from his New York days. Trump credited Jackson with advancing Black economic empowerment zones and funding for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and said Jackson deserved recognition for helping lay groundwork for Barack Obama’s 2008 victory while claiming Jackson could not stand Obama. Jackson died at 84 after suffering a rare neurodegenerative condition. Tributes came from leaders across the country, including Rep. Hakeem Jeffries calling Jackson the people's champion and Bernice King posting a photo with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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