Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has died at the age of 84, his family confirmed Tuesday, prompting an outpouring of tributes from across the political spectrum. Among those honoring him was Donald Trump, whose statement praised Jackson while also including a controversial assertion about former President Barack Obama. Jackson, a longtime activist, Baptist minister, and two-time presidential candidate, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, according to a family statement. An official cause of death was not immediately released. “Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked...
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