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In both 1998 and 1999,\u00a0Trump was an honored guest at the annual Wall Street Conference hosted by the Rainbow PUSH Coalition<\/a>, Jackson\u2019 DC-based \u201cmulti-racial, multi-issue, progressive, international membership organization fighting for social change.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n …\u201cWe need your building skills, your gusto,\u201d Jackson told the Donlestate mogul before stating Trump is a model for \u201cpeople on Wall Street to represent diversity.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n You can watch Trump\u2019s 1998 speech\u00a0over at C-SPAN\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Jackson introduced his Trump \u2014 whom he called a \u201cfriend\u201d \u2014 at the same conference in 1999, where this time he was invited to speak on the \u201cchallenges and opportunities to embrace under-served communities.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cHe is deceptive in that his social style is of such, one can miss his seriousness and commitment to success, which is beyond argument,\u201d Jackson said Trump.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cWhen we opened this Wall Street project,\u201d he continued. \u201cHe gave us space at 40 Wall Street, which was to make a statement about our having a presence there.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Jesse Jackson concluded:<\/p>\n \u201cAside from all of his style, and his pizazz, he\u2019s a serious person who is an effective builder of people.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Contrast that with some lies told about the Mount Rushmore speech on Friday night. Yesterday The Federalist<\/a> posted an article about one reaction to the Mount Rushmore speech.<\/p>\n The article reports:<\/p>\n Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) criticized President Trump\u2019s 4th of July speech at Mount Rushmore for focusing on the accomplishments of historical figures.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cHe spent all of his time talking about dead traitors,\u201d Duckworth, a potential Biden vice president pick, <\/a>told CNN<\/a> in an interview.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n The article includes a screenshot of a tweet listing those mentioned by the President:<\/p>\n Duckworth\u2019s \u201cdead traitor\u201d comment was not her only complaint. She also chastised President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence\u2019s COVID-19 response, claiming their task force \u201cfailed miserably\u201d and that worry should be centered on other pressing issues rather than \u201cour historical past.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cHe spent more time worried about dead Confederates than he did talking about the 130,000 Americans with COVID-19 or by warning Russia or the bounty they are putting on Americans\u2019 heads,\u201d she said. \u201cHis priorities are all wrong here.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n I don’t see a dead Confederate on the list. Remember, people lie when they are losing an argument–not when they are winning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Oddly enough, President Trump was not a racist until he became a Republican and ran for President. Prior to that, his efforts on behalf of women and minorities were appreciated. Now the President’s accomplishments while in office are never mentioned … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/deadtraitors.png\")
<\/a>Senator Duckworth continued:<\/p>\n