B. Obama believes, that M. Jackson is an “icon” of pop music, whose life was marred by a number of sad moments

U.S. President B. Obama believes, that M. Jackson is an “icon” of pop music, whose life, however, had “sad and tragic” aspects. The statement was made at the daily briefing at the White House Press Secretary of B. Obama, Robert Gibbs. U.S. President expressed his condolences to the families and fans of the singer.

The White House did not respond to official statement on the death of “King of pop”, and press secretary of B. Obama commented on the death of the singer only after questions from reporters. “Silence” of the White House is likely to be associated with the scandalous image of M. Jackson, who emerged in recent years.

A similar problem was faced in 1977 back to then U.S. President Jimmy Carter after the death of “King of Rock ‘n’ roll” Elvis Presley.