Jermaine Jackson slammed Donald Trump for his comments about his late brother Michael, accusing the candidate of name-dropping in order to get votes.
At a CNN Republican town hall in South Carolina Thursday, Trump mentioned Michael Jackson when asked about his favorite music, adding that the singer was “a very good friend of mine.” The GOP candidate went on to say he “knew the real story of Michael Jackson.”
“He lost all his confidence. Honestly because of bad, bad, bad surgery,” Trump said.
Jackson’s brother Jermaine lashed out at Trump in a series of tweets, accusing him of “peddling b.s. theories” and using “botched facts” in order to secure votes.
‘Friends’ don’t pay tribute by peddling b.s. theories about Michael’s ‘loss in confidence’. This fool Trump needs to sit down.
— Jermaine Jackson (@jermjackson5) February 19, 2016
Michael’s confidence was affected by the pressures, injustice and vitriol of external circumstances. Period.
— Jermaine Jackson (@jermjackson5) February 19, 2016
Name-dropping Michael don’t make you cool and won’t win you votes. Especially when using botched facts.
— Jermaine Jackson (@jermjackson5) February 19, 2016
Jackson later took issue with TMZ, clarifying that he never said Trump and his brother were not friends.
.@TMZ, I never said ‘You’re no friend of Michael.’ He was. It’s ‘botched surgery’ talk that I don’t expect from a friend.
— Jermaine Jackson (@jermjackson5) February 19, 2016
Jermaine Jackson to Donald Trump — Sit Down! You’re No Friend of MJ https://t.co/41VBWMIfer
— TMZ (@TMZ) February 19, 2016
Trump, usually quite vocal on Twitter, has not replied to Jackson’s tweets.
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