https://motube.smithandtech.com/videos/watch/1c6054ab-26ee-45e0-a352-2a1388d7a4be President Trump paid tribute to the late civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson as he spoke Wednesday at a White House reception marking Black History Month.   "Jesse was a piece of work, I want to tell you," he said in the East Room. "He was a piece of work, but he was a good man. He was a real hero, and I just want to pay my highest respects to Rev. Jesse Jackson."   The president offered condolences to the family of Rev. Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, describing him as a "force of nature" whose work and leadership left a long-lasting legacy on the Civil Rights Movement and the national political conversation.   "I knew him well, long before becoming president," he added. "He really was special with lots of personality, grit and 'street smarts.' You would say, Jesse had serious street smarts, right? A very important ingredient to life, I will tell you." Tue, 05 May 2026 15:49:27 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://motube.smithandtech.com https://motube.smithandtech.com/lazy-static/avatars/933c9118-81c8-4e69-a82c-512c3a13a060.jpg https://motube.smithandtech.com/videos/watch/1c6054ab-26ee-45e0-a352-2a1388d7a4be All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://motube.smithandtech.com/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.