Barack Obama pays tribute to Michael Jackson a week after his death
Ξ July 2nd, 2009 | → 0 Comments | ∇ Barack Obama |
President Barack Obama has paid tribute to Michael Jackson a week after his sudden death and told how he has all the music icon’s hits on his iPod.
The President, who had faced criticism for not making a public statement about Jackson, gave his thoughts on the King of Pop a week on.
Obama said Jackson will “go down in history as one of our greatest entertainers”.
He added: “I grew up on his music. I still have all his stuff on my iPod.”
Obama said he felt Jackson lived a “tragic and in many ways sad personal life”.
The President did not make a formal public statement about Jackson’s death, something typically done by the White House when a prominent public figure dies.
Instead Obama sent a private letter of condolence to the Jackson family.
Source: Splash News