MLK III compares Trump to George Wallace
Martin Luther King Jr.’s eldest son on Monday compared to former Alabama Gov. George Wallace (D) amid backlash over Trump's controversial "shithole countries" remark, The Associated Press reported.
“George Wallace was a staunch racist and we worked on his heart and ultimately George Wallace transformed,” Martin Luther King III said while speaking in Washington on the holiday named after his father.
“We got to find a way to work on this man’s heart,” he adding, referring to Trump.
MLK III compares Trump to George Wallace
Bernice King Says Trump’s Racist Comments Are ‘Troubling To Our Humanity’
Martin Luther King Jr.’s daughter responded to Trump’s remarks on multiple platforms.
“I’m not surprised when I hear President Trump has said something else insulting [racist, bigoted, hateful] about a group of people or a nation of people,” she wrote. “I’m more troubled by the silence from people who are supposed to be men and women of righteousness.”
Bernice King Says Trump’s Racist Comments Are ‘Troubling To Our Humanity’ | HuffPost
Much of the country celebrated the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 15 by posting inspirational quotes or photos of the civil rights activist to commemorate and pay tribute to his legacy. However, MLK's actual family used the opportunity to comment on the country's current leadership. After recent accusations of racism made against the president,
Martin Luther King Jr.'s children's quotes about Donald Trump were necessary and timely.
Addressing the congregation of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta was Rev. Bernice King, Dr. King's youngest child. “Our collective voice in this hour must always be louder than the voice of one who may speak sometimes representing these United States, whose words sometimes do not reflect that legacy of my father,” she said at the Atlanta church where Dr. King pastored from 1960 to 1968, according to
The New York Times.
King went on to say, “We cannot allow the nations of the world to embrace the words that come from our president as a reflection of the true spirit of America.”
Meanwhile in Washington, King's oldest son, Martin Luther King III
commented on Trump's alleged immigration statements, according to ABC News, saying, “When a president insists that our nation needs more citizens from white states like Norway, I don’t even think we need to spend any time even talking about what it says and what it is.”
He went on to say, “Now the problem is that you have a president who says things but has the power to execute and create racism. That’s a dangerous power and a dangerous position, and we cannot tolerate that. We’ve got to find a way to work on this man’s heart.”
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Children's Quotes About Donald Trump Are So Necessary
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