Back in the late 1990s, 1998 to be precise, Donald Trump was lauded by the Rev. Jesse Jackson as a friend to minorities and underserved communities.
“Jesse Jackson thinks Donald Trump is a champion of minority empowerment. Or at least he used to before the turn of the millennium,” The Daily Caller, which unearthed the video embedded below, explained.
Jackson expressed appreciation for Trump’s support of the Rainbow Push Coalition’s initiative called the Wall Street Project, which among other things aims to help minority-owned companies access business opportunities on Wall Street and, at the time, help minorities gain a foothold in the construction industry.
A lifelong Democrat, Jesse Jackson endorsed Hillary Clinton in June, saying that voters can trust her.
At a Wall Street Project conference in 1998, Jackson had this to say about Donald Trump.
“I do want to express thanks to you Donald Trump for being with us tonight. We need your building skills, your gusto…for people on Wall Street to represent diversity.”
Trump then took the podium to describe the success of minority hiring in the construction field.
“A large percentage of the people, and especially in construction, that are building these great jobs are black and minorities, and I’m very proud of it. We have close to 25 percent, and I think the number is going up. They do a great job. There are no better builders than we have in New York, and a big percentage of that is black and minority folks, so I just want to thank everyone in the room for being here…”But guess what. Jackson endorsed Hillary for president. He stated his thinking had evolved. It's the same old story with these losers.
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