Rev. Al Sharpton called President Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE's visit to the Civil Rights Museum in Jackson, Miss., on Saturday "a missed opportunity," saying Trump could have chosen to address the racial issues of today.

"I think that it was a missed opportunity. I think that the president could have addressed the issue of today that he mentioned people fought for to bring us to today," Sharpton said on MSNBC.

"He's a sitting president. I think he missed the opportunity to deal with public policy I think those that were present missed the opportunity to confront him on very basic policies," he continued.

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"If I had been there, I would have said, but let's talk about today and how do you memorialize what happened then when it's being repeated today, and you give comfort and compassion there."

Sharpton's comments came after Trump spoke at the museum in a highly anticipated visit.

"The Civil Rights Museum records the oppression, cruelty, and injustice inflicted on the African-American community, the fight to end slavery, to break down Jim Crow, to end segregation, to gain the right to vote, and to achieve the sacred birthright of equality," Trump said in his address.

"That's big stuff, that's big stuff. Those are very big phrases, very big words," he added.

Civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis John LewisDemocrats urge Biden to resist filibuster, court-packing calls Rep. Bill Pascrell named chair of House oversight panel The Hill's Campaign Report: Biden goes on offense MORE (R-Ga.) and Rep. Bennie Thompson Bennie Gordon ThompsonHouse panel pans ICE detention medical care, oversight Senate to hold nomination hearing for Wolf next week Hillicon Valley: FBI chief says Russia is trying to interfere in election to undermine Biden | Treasury Dept. sanctions Iranian government-backed hackers MORE (R-Ga.) announced earlier they would not be attending the opening due to Trump's presence.