- President Donald Trump acknowledged Jesse Jackson's death, calling him a "good man" and a "force of nature," while highlighting his past support for Jackson as evidence against racism accusations, noting he provided office space for Jackson's Rainbow Coalition at 40 Wall Street.
- Trump claimed he helped push for criminal justice reform and long-term funding for Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCUs), despite similar efforts by the Obama administration, and falsely stated that Jackson "could not stand" President Barack Obama, who Jackson endorsed in 2008.
- Commentators, including The Bulwark's Sam Stein and The Independent's Eric Michael Garcia, criticized Trump's remarks as self-serving and insensitive, with Stein calling it "a statement about Donald Trump, by Donald Trump" and Garcia saying Trump "makes Jesse Jackson's death about him."
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