On Friday in Chicago, a memorial service was celebrated for the late Rev. Jesse Jackson, the two-time presidential candidate who passed away last month. The service, per the New York Times, drew “three former presidents, a sitting mayor and governor, business executives, clergy members, and gospel singers.”
The three former presidents were Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden, all of whom delivered remarks. And Obama’s speech drew attention because he seemed to be taking shots at the current president, who did not attend the service.
“Each day we wake up to some new assault to our democratic institutions — another setback to the idea of the rule of law,” Obama said at the service. “An offense to common decency. Every day you wake up to it. To things you didn’t think were possible.”
BREAKING: At Jesse Jackson’s celebration of life, @BarackObama just torched Donald Trump’s America.
“Each day we wake up to some new assault to our democratic institutions — another setback to the idea of the rule of law. An offense to common decency. Every day you wake up to… pic.twitter.com/UNChQvWT6a
— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) March 6, 2026
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“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,” Obama added.
“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 every day — every single day we see that — and it’s hard to hope in those moments. So it may be tempting to get discouraged, to give into cynicism, it may be tempting for some to compromise with power and grab what you can, or even for good people, to even just put your head down and wait for the storm to pass.”
Many on social media welcomed the site of Obama saying that.
President Obama has more credibility in his pinky finger that the current 🤡 we call president will ever dream of having #DonaldTrump https://t.co/4mHycQ5z1K
— Akin 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 🇳🇬 ♊ God above everything!! (@oyebee) March 6, 2026
This guy would get reelected in a landslide. https://t.co/Dv0FVkwRFR
— Iron Slapwagon (@BoneTether) March 6, 2026
A real president. A real leader. A real man.
— fuckmaga (@tonitweets) March 6, 2026
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