Trump blitzes timeline with Jesse Jackson photos after whining about being called ‘racist’
Source: Raw Story · Bias: Far Left
Summary
President Donald Trump posted nearly a dozen photos of himself with the late civil rights icon Jesse Jackson in quick succession Tuesday, hours after complaining about being called “racist” – a label he appeared to be attempting to rebut by highlighting his past association with the Black civil rights leader.Jackson died Tuesday at 84, prompting an outpour of condolences to his family from political figures across the political spectrum, including Trump. The president called Jackson a “good guy” who “truly loved people” in a social media post shortly after his passing.In that same social media post, however, Trump also bemoaned being “called a racist” by Democrats, and attempted to counter the accusation by citing what he claimed was his long record of support for Jackson.“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 earlier Tuesday on his social media platform Truth Social. “I provided office space for him and his Rainbow Coalition, for years, in the Trump Building at 40 Wall Street.”Hours later, Trump went on to publish 11 photos of himself with Jackson in quick succession, and with no commentary.
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