BOOM! Jesse Jackson’s Democrat Son CALLS OUT Obama, Biden, and Clinton
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Jesse Jackson Jr., son of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson, is criticizing Democrats who he says turned his father’s funeral into a political spectacle filled with attacks on President Trump.
Jackson Jr., who had largely stayed out of the public spotlight during the mourning period, issued a strong statement condemning what he described as political opportunism during the homegoing service for his father at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition headquarters in Chicago on Saturday.
Earlier, on February 18, Jonathan Jackson Jr. had publicly urged people not to politicize the funeral services. Speaking at a press conference, he asked attendees to respect the spirit of the event.
“Dad believed that funerals were not for the dearly departed,” Jackson said. “He believed funerals were for the living. He believed they were great gathering meetings.”
He explained that his father saw funerals as opportunities for people from different walks of life to come together.
“No two lives in human history will have the same number of people attending their funerals, nor will the same people be at their funerals,” he said. “Your friends aren’t my friends, and my friends aren’t your friends. We don’t know the same people.”
He continued with a direct appeal for respect during the services.
SHAME!
The son of the late Rev. Jesse Jackson chides the left for turning his father’s funeral into a political rally against President Trump and Republicans:
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“Do not bring your politics, out of respect to Reverend Jesse Jackson and the life that he lived, to these homegoing services. Come respectfully, and come to say thank you.”
Jackson also emphasized that people of all political views were welcome.
“These homegoing services are welcome to all — Democrat, Republican, liberal, and conservative; right-wing, left-wing — because his life is broad enough to cover the full spectrum of what it means to be an American,” he said. “We only ask people to come and be respectful in the context of the extraordinary life that he lived.”
The funeral, held in Chicago on Friday, was meant to honor the civil rights leader, who died last month at age 84 after a long battle with progressive supranuclear palsy.
However, critics say the event became highly political. Several prominent Democrats — including Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and Bill Clinton, along with Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton — spoke during the service. Some of their remarks included criticism of President Trump and his administration.
Obama delivered a lengthy speech in which he warned about what he described as growing “greed and bigotry” in society.
“Everywhere we see greed and bigotry being celebrated, and bullying and mockery masquerading as strength,” Obama said during his remarks.
Others also made comments that drew attention online. Joe Biden made an off-the-cuff remark to the crowd, saying, “I’m a hell of a lot smarter than most of you,” which many observers viewed as one of his typical unscripted moments.
Kamala Harris also spoke at the service, delivering remarks that touched on political themes. Meanwhile, former NBA player Isiah Thomas thanked what he referred to as “the five presidents” present, mentioning Bill Clinton, Biden, Obama, and also referencing both Harris and Hillary Clinton.
Following the service, Jesse Jackson Jr. sharply criticized the tone of the event. In a statement Saturday, he said several of the speakers did not fully understand his father’s legacy.
“Yesterday, I listened for several hours to three United States presidents who do not know Jesse Jackson,” Jackson Jr. said. “He maintained a tense relationship with the political order — not because the presidents were white or black, but because the demands of our message required speaking for those who were disinherited, dispossessed, and disrespected.”
Jackson Jr. said his father’s message was never about partisan politics but about advocating for marginalized people.
“The demands of speaking for the least of these did not require Democratic or Republican solutions, but a consistent, prophetic voice that never sold us out as a people,” he said.
He concluded by praising his brother Jonathan Jackson for delivering the family’s message during the service.
“Our message has already been delivered today,” Jackson Jr. said. “I can see it all over my mother’s face: ‘Rise, rise, Jesse, rise.’”
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