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!”