{"id":11521,"date":"2026-02-17T09:24:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T14:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=11521"},"modified":"2026-02-17T09:24:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T14:24:42","slug":"trump-praises-late-civil-rights-icon-rev-jesse-jackson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/featured\/trump-praises-late-civil-rights-icon-rev-jesse-jackson\/njackson\/2026\/02\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Praises Late Civil Rights Icon Rev. Jesse Jackson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The nation mourns an icon&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>President Donald Trump reacted to the news of the death of Rev. Jesse Jackson in a Tuesday Truth Social post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump said he knew Jackson &#8220;well&#8221; and described the 84-year-old civil rights leader as &#8220;a good man.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;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 &#8220;street smarts.&#8221; He was very gregarious &#8211; Someone who truly loved people!&#8221; the president said in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116086206069142759\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">post<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate Rev. Jesse Jackson passed away on Tuesday morning at age 84, his family said in a statement.<br><br>Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9jLAAua5g8\">https:\/\/t.co\/9jLAAua5g8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0E6rwkhZxd\">pic.twitter.com\/0E6rwkhZxd<\/a><\/p>&mdash; ABC News (@ABC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ABC\/status\/2023699623194378533?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;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,&#8221; Trump continued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;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 &amp; Universities (HBCUs), which Jesse loved, but also, which other Presidents would not do; Responded to Jesse\u2019s support for Opportunity Zones, the single most successful economic development package yet approved for Black business men\/women, and much more,&#8221; the president added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;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!&#8221; Trump concluded.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8 BREAKING: Reverend Jesse Jackson dies at 84, President Trump says \u2014 &quot;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.&quot;<br><br>&quot;I provided\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GW8eEAuAL0\">pic.twitter.com\/GW8eEAuAL0<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/2023752842251825153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class= \"house-ad\"><center><p class= \"sponsored\">Sponsored<\/p><strong><span style=\" color:#ff0004\" class=\" has-inline-color has-text-align-center\"><a href= \"https:\/\/secure.anedot.com\/tppac\/db-how-we-win?source_code=db-tppac-em50-010&#038;utm_campaign=tp260114-pr&#038;utm_medium=revshare&#038;utm_source=db&#038;utm_content=text_link1&#038;exitIntent=true\">Donate to Turning Point TODAY. 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