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Former Leaders Hijack Jesse Jackson’s Funeral with Shocking Remarks
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- Former Presidents Obama, Clinton, Biden and ex-VP Harris attended Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.’s funeral at Chicago’s House of Hope megachurch.
- Speakers centered eulogies on personal stories amid criticisms of the Trump administration.
- Michelle Obama absent from front row with other former first ladies.
- Biden boasted of personal smarts and made awkward demographic predictions.
Democrat establishment figures gathered Friday at the 10,000-seat arena for Jackson’s celebration of hope, who passed at 84 on February 17.
The event shifted focus from the civil rights leader to the politicians’ own narratives and experiences.
Obama delivered a pessimistic eulogy lamenting assaults on democratic institutions.
“We are living in a time where it can be hard to hope. Each day we wake up to some new assault on our democratic institutions. Another setback to the idea of the rule of law … but this man — Rev. Jesse Louis Jackson — inspires us to take a harder path. His voice calls…”
Obama recounted his familiar “22-year-old child of a single mother with a funny name” story, drawing online mockery for seeming scripted.
Biden quipped about a podium clock before speaking 22 minutes.
“I think that clock is broken. I’ll try to keep this under two minutes.”
He referenced his stutter amid defensiveness.
“If I told you all earlier, when I was a kid, I had a cleft palate or club foot, none of you would have laughed, but it’s okay to laugh at stuttering.”
“It’s the one place where people think you’re stupid. Oh, really? I’m a hell of a lot smarter than most of you,” Biden declared to uneasy laughter.
Audience discomfort peaked as Biden animatedly predicted Africa’s population boom while scanning for people of color.
His rushed recounting of 1960s legislation blurred into an indecipherable list of senators.
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BILL NELSON
March 8, 2026 at 7:29 am
What a pack of disrespectful idiots !
RaySpike
March 8, 2026 at 10:03 am
Democrats just can’t show respect to Anyone! They always Make Everything about Them. That was Extremely Pathetic. Instead of Highlighting and Acknowledging the Great things Jackson Accomplished, They used his funeral for Free Publicity. The Entire Democratic Party Should Be Ashamed of Themselves but they WON’T Be.