Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has died at the age of 84, his family confirmed Tuesday, prompting an outpouring of tributes from across the political spectrum. Among those honoring him was Donald Trump, whose statement praised Jackson while also including a controversial assertion about former President Barack Obama. Jackson, a longtime activist, Baptist minister, and two-time presidential candidate, passed away peacefully, surrounded by loved ones, according to a family statement. An official cause of death was not immediately released.

“Our father was a servant leader — not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless, and the overlooked around the world,” the Jackson family said. “We shared him with the world, and in return, the world became part of our extended family. His unwavering belief in justice, equality, and love uplifted millions, and we ask you to honor his memory by continuing the fight for the values he lived by.” Over the past decade, Jackson had been living with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), a rare and serious neurological condition, according to the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the civil rights group he founded. The illness can severely affect movement, balance, swallowing, and overall health. In 2017, Jackson publicly disclosed that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. Prior to that announcement, he had undergone treatment for approximately two years at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago.