Tag: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Trump Turns MLK Day Tweet Into Tribute To His 2017 Inauguration

The president cared more that Jan. 20 marked the third anniversary of his inauguration than the commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday.

Donald Trump decided to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day the only way he knows how: with a tweet focused on himself.

On Monday, the president tweeted that the day marked the three-year anniversary of his inauguration before somehow tying that into the commemoration of King’s birthday.

Donald J. Trump

✔@realDonaldTrump

It was exactly three years ago today, January 20, 2017, that I was sworn into office. So appropriate that today is also MLK jr DAY. African-American Unemployment is the LOWEST in the history of our Country, by far. Also, best Poverty, Youth, and Employment numbers, ever. Great!

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Considering the many times the president used racism and racist rhetoric to build up his campaign and his real estate business, it’s no surprise that many Twitter users weren’t exactly impressed.

Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was gunned down at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. This Tuesday Americans across the country mourned his loss and honored his legacy. 

“On this solemn anniversary, we honor the activism, morality, and persistence of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” said DFL Chairman Ken Martin “His life may have come to a tragic end 50 years ago today, but his legacy lives on.”

“It lives on in the teachers flooding State Capitols this week demanding fair wages. It lives on in immigrants across our nation rising up and refusing to stay in the shadows. It lives on in Dr. King’s nine-year-old granddaughter who joined hands with Parkland survivors during their own march on Washington and exclaimed, ‘I have a dream that enough is enough.'” Continue reading “Honoring the Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”