Jesse Jackson: Trump ‘Would Not Qualify to Get Into Jesus’ Kingdom’


"Trump says you must be able to speak the language of English, [be] qualified, and have a job skill," Jackson said Monday. "Jesus would not qualify to come in Trump's country—he would not qualify to get into Jesus' kingdom."

Jackson made the comment Monday at the "Ministers March for Justice," which was spearheaded by Rev. Al Sharpton and featured ministers from various traditions united in opposing the Trump administration. The event took place on the 54th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington, and Jackson did not shy away from using religious language to judge the president.


"I was hungry, you fed me; naked, you clothed me; captive, you set me free," Jackson said, quoting Christ.

In the passage, Jesus explains his words mean that his true followers will help those in need and ultimately survive judgment. Jesus' words declare that feeding and clothing "the least of these my brothers" constitutes feeding Christ himself.



"It's immoral to try to take the vote from people that blacks and Jews and other people suffered and died for," Sharpton said. "It's immoral to try and take health care from your mama because you don't like Obama. It's immoral to try and give a tax cut to the rich while we need infrastructure and jobs."


"And we know today that we do have the power to break the bondage of the modern pharaoh," Pesner said.