Trump Co-opts Jesse Jackson’s Death to Criticize Democrats

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After Reverend Jesse Jackson’s death, Donald Trump used the moment on Truth Social to claim he knew Jackson and helped him, portraying himself as non-racist while accusing Democrats and Barack Obama of ingratitude and turning the death into a political attack.
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- Opinion | My last intersection with Jesse Jackson The Washington Post
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- How Jesse Jackson paved way for Barack Obama - and helped change US BBC
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