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

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

Trump started his statement 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, though, the president shifted his focus to Democrats, using Jackson’s death to trash the party.

“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 criticised for posting a video depicting former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, as apes. The video was taken down following condemnation from both sides of the aisle. Trump did not apologize for posting the video and claimed the video was uploaded by a staffer.

In his Tuesday statement, 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 said. “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 friends have told reporters that the two-time presidential candidate thought Obama did not pay him sufficient credit for the ways his two campaigns paved the way for Obama’s successful run, HuffPost’s Kevin Robillard has previously reported.

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

Jackson “died peacefully on Tuesday morning,” his family announced.

While the statement did not list a cause of death, Jackson had experienced health issues for some time. He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2013. His diagnosis changed to progressive supranuclear palsy, a neurodegenerative disorder he was treated for during his recent hospitalization.