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Topics: Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Politics, US News
Callum Jones
Topics: Barack Obama, Donald Trump, Politics, US News
Barack Obama seemingly made a dig at Donald Trump during his eulogy at Jesse Jackson's funeral on Friday (March 6).
Jackson, a protege of Martin Luther King Jr and a two-time US presidential candidate, died last month aged 84.
The activist led the civil rights movement for decades after Luther King's assassination, and the legacy he left was evident through the tributes that have poured in.
Jackson's funeral took place on Friday, with the likes of Obama, Joe Biden, and the Clintons in attendance.
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Obama, in particular, seemed to take aim at the current administration as he took swipes at 'those in high office' while the crowd at the House of Hope church began shouting 'four more years' at the former president.
"No, see, I believe in the Constitution," Obama immediately responded to all the cheers.
In a lengthy eulogy, the 44th POTUS went on to discuss Jackson's legal while also pointing to the current situation under Trump.
"Every day you wake up to things you just didn’t think were possible," he said. "Each day, we’re told by those in high office to fear each other and to turn on each other, and that some Americans count more than others, and that some don’t even count at all.”
The former president continued: “Everywhere we see greed and bigotry being celebrated, and bullying and mockery masquerading as strength. We see science and expertise denigrated, while ignorance and dishonesty and cruelty and corruption are reaping untold rewards."
In response to Obama's comments, White House spokesperson Steven Cheung said: "Barack Hussein Obama is a classless moron who clearly suffers from a debilitating and severe case of Trump Derangement Syndrome that has rotted his brain.
"He is a total disgrace for all the hurt he has caused this country and history will not judge him well."
Trump has hinted on numerous occasions that he may run for a third term in office despite the 22nd Amendment blocking any individual for serving more than eight years in the White House.
Just last month, during his State of the Union address, the POTUS made reference to a 'third term in office'.
"So in my first year of the second term - should be my third term - but strange things happen," Trump said, seemingly referencing his loss to Biden in the 2020 presidential election.
Despite that, in August last year, Trump seemingly shut down any suggestion he could run again after he was asked by CNBC if he would contest another presidential election.
"No, probably not, probably not. I’d like to … I have the best poll numbers I’ve ever had," he said.
The president added: "You know why. Because people love the tariffs, and they love the trade deals, and they love that countries – they love that foreign countries aren't ripping us off. For years, they ripped us. A friend, and foe and a friend. And the friends were worse."