Trump Uses Jesse Jackson’s Death To Land Yet Another Hit On Obama | EUROtoday

President Donald Trump on Tuesday reacted to the dying of the Rev. Jesse Jackson by taking a dig at Democrats and former President Barack Obama.

Trump began his assertion by paying tribute to Jackson.

“He was a good man, with lots of personality, grit, and ‘street smarts.’ He was very gregarious — Someone who truly loved people!” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.

Soon after, although, the president shifted his focus to Democrats, utilizing Jackson’s dying to trash the get together.

“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,” Trump wrote.

This comes after the president was criticized for posting a video depicting former President Barack Obama and his spouse, Michelle, as apes. The video was taken down following condemnation from each side of the aisle. Trump didn’t apologize for posting the video and claimed the video was uploaded by a staffer.

In his Tuesday assertion, Trump singled out Barack Obama, claiming Jackson “could not stand” him.

“Jesse was a force of nature like few others before 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 mentioned. “He loved his family greatly, and to them I send my deepest sympathies and condolences. Jesse will be missed!”

While Jackson endorsed Obama in 2008, Jackson’s buddies have advised reporters that the two-time presidential candidate thought Obama didn’t pay him adequate credit score for the methods his two campaigns paved the best way for Obama’s profitable run, HuffPost’s Kevin Robillard has beforehand reported.

In July 2008, a sizzling mic on Fox News caught Jackson saying he wished to “cut [Obama’s] nuts off … for talking down to Black people” after Obama chastised absent Black fathers in one in every of his speeches. Jackson apologized for the comment.

Jackson “died peacefully on Tuesday morning,” his household introduced.

While the assertion didn’t listing a reason behind dying, Jackson had skilled well being points for a while. He was identified with Parkinson’s in 2013. His analysis modified to progressive supranuclear palsy, a neurodegenerative dysfunction he was handled for throughout his latest hospitalization.