Trump, Biden and Others Pay Tribute to Jesse Jackson

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a leading Black figure between the era of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the election of Barack Obama, died on Tuesday at 84. His family said he "died peacefully" and did not give a cause. Celebrated for his impassioned oratory and a populist vision of a "rainbow coalition," he ran for president twice but never achieved Dr.

King’s commanding moral stature or Mr. Obama’s political triumph. Tributes came from across the political spectrum. President Trump called him "a good man" and a "force of nature," and former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. described him as "a man of God and of the people." The Rev.

Al Sharpton called him his mentor and "a consequential and transformative leader who changed this nation and the world." Former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama said they were deeply saddened and wrote, "We stood on his shoulders." Former President Bill Clinton said Mr.

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