Trump claims partial credit for Jesse Jackson’s success in self-pitying rant

President Donald Trump took to social media Tuesday to lament the death of civil rights icon Jesse Jackson, while at the same time claiming partial credit for his success in advancing racial equality.

The Truth Social post then attacked the nation's first Black president, Barack Obama.

“It was always my pleasure to help Jesse along the way. I provided office space for him and his Rainbow Coalition, for years, in the Trump Building at 40 Wall Street,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social.