Rev Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and presidential candidate, dies at 84
Rev Jesse Jackson, founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition and two-time Democratic presidential candidate, died Tuesday at 84, his family announced in a statement.
President Donald Trump issued a Truth Social post on Tuesday, reflecting on Rev. Jesse Jackson in the wake of the 84-year-old civil rights leader's death.
Trump described Jackson as "a good man."
"The Reverend Jesse Jackson is Dead at 84. I knew him well, long before becoming President. He was a good man, with lots of personality, grit, and "street smarts." He was very gregarious - Someone who truly loved people!" the president said in the post.
"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. He loved his family greatly, and to them I send my deepest sympathies and condolences. Jesse will be missed!" Trump declared.
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Alex Nitzberg is a writer for Fox News Digital.
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