Trump Calls Jesse Jackson a Political 'Force of Nature'

President Trump is mourning Jesse Jackson while also revisiting their decades-long rapport. In a Truth Social post on Tuesday morning, Trump called the civil rights leader, who died at 84, a "force of nature" and "a good man" with "grit" and "street smarts," while offering condolences to Jackson's family, reports CBS News. Trump said he knew Jackson long before his own presidency and had helped his Rainbow PUSH Coalition. He also said Jackson supported his administration's criminal justice legislation, more funding for historically Black colleges and universities, and "Opportunity Zones" tax incentives designed to boost investment in poorer neighborhoods.

The two men's relationship stretches back to the 1980s, when they appeared together at various events, including a boxing match and Jackson's presidential campaigns. Trump donated office space on 40 Wall Street to Jackson's Wall Street Project; Jackson, in turn, publicly praised Trump, calling him serious and committed about the initiative. Jackson once even jokingly dubbed the future president "the most bashful" man in the room, at a 1998 conference. Jackson's family said he died peacefully on Tuesday morning. He'd been hospitalized in November and was diagnosed last year with a neurodegenerative condition. Newsweek has more on Trump and Jackson's "unique" relationship.