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   From: zed@is.dead   
      
   On Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:46:22 -0000 (UTC)   
   Cindy Hamilton  wrote:   
      
   > On 2026-02-18, Bruce  wrote:   
   > > On Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:12:35 -0500, jmquown    
   > > wrote:   
   > >   
   > >>For the uninformed, he was a civil rights activist.   
   > >   
   > > Does that mean Trump's going to trash him now that he died?   
   >   
   > Not yet.  He took the opportunity to slag Obama when he posted   
   > about Jackson, though.   
   >   
   > Rather than linking to "Truth Social", I'll do this:   
   >   
   > https://newrepublic.com/post/206676/trump-posts-old-photos-jesse-jackson   
   >   
      
   And I'll counter with this:   
      
      
      
   "He was a good man, with lots of personality, grit, and 'street smarts,'" Mr.   
   Trump wrote. "He was very gregarious - Someone who truly loved people! 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."   
      
   The president listed policies enacted during his two administrations that he   
   said Jackson supported, including criminal justice reform, more funding for   
   historically Black colleges and universities, and "Opportunity Zones," which   
   are tax incentives that    
   aim to spur economic development in low-income areas and were created through   
   the 2017 tax reform legislation.   
      
   "Jesse was a force of nature like few others before him," Mr. Trump   
   said, adding that Jackson "loved his family greatly, and to them I send   
   my deepest sympathies and condolences. Jesse will be missed!"   
      
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