Trump visits MLK memorial, Pence compares Trump to MLK

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Historic visit:

Trump marks MLK day with memorial visit
Trump marks MLK day with memorial visit By Associated Press |

January 21, 2019 at 1:00 pm

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump paid a brief visit to the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Washington on the holiday honoring the civil rights leader.

Trump was joined by Vice President Mike Pence on a frigid and windy day. The two laid a wreath at the foot of the memorial, then held a brief moment of silence.

Trump told reporters as he departed that it was a “great day” and a “beautiful day,” but did not respond to questions about the partial government shutdown, now in its 31st day.

The visit lasted less than two minutes.

https://www.bostonherald.com/2019/01...-mlk-memorial/

Pence compares Trump wall effort to MLK; Dem calls Trump 'Grand Wizard' of Pennsylvania Ave.

William Cummings, USA TODAY Published 2:25 p.m. ET Jan. 22, 2019

Sen. Cory Booker and Bernie Sanders rallied together in South Carolina on MLK Day, both used the opportunity to advance their political message. (Jan. 21) AP

"One of my favorite quotes from Dr. King was, 'Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy,' " the vice president said. "He inspired us to change through the legislative process to become a more perfect union. That's exactly what President Trump is calling on the Congress to do. Come to the table in a spirit of good faith. We'll secure our border, we'll reopen the government, and we'll move our nation forward."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...cy/2646465002/

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Sen. Cory Booker and Bernie Sanders rallied together in South Carolina on MLK Day, both used the opportunity to advance their political message. (Jan. 21) AP

In related news from the past, no Dem or GOPer had called out Booker :


Cory Booker equates Israel to dream of MLK
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPxv4Aff3IA

Israeli contractor plans Jewish-only residential project in Jaffa
http://www.haaretz.com/news/national/.premium-1.571018

Supreme Court okays Jewish-only buildings in Jaffa
http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition...jaffa-1.323474

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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...ryId=113724468





Thursday, Jan 13, 2011
Obama official: MLK would love our wars!

A top Pentagon official says the antiwar civil rights leader would support the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan


Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Right: Jeh C. Johnson

(UPDATED)With Martin Luther King Jr. Day right around the corner, attempts to misuse and/or whitewash his legacy are to be expected, particularly on the right.

But this, from Defense Department general counsel Jeh Johnson, is brazen even in the annals of misappropriations of King:

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13, 2011 – If Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were alive today, would he understand why the United States is at war?
Jeh C. Johnson, the Defense Department’s general counsel, posed that question at today’s Pentagon commemoration of King’s legacy.

“I believe that if Dr. King were alive today, he would recognize that we live in a complicated world, and that our nation’s military should not and cannot lay down its arms and leave the American people vulnerable to terrorist attack,” he said.
Johnson goes on to argue that American soldiers play the role of the Biblical Good Samaritan cited by King because they “have made the conscious decision to travel a dangerous road and personally stop and administer aid to those who want peace, freedom and a better place in Iraq, in Afghanistan, and in defense of the American people.”
Journalist Jeremy Scahill calls the speech “one of the most despicable attempts at revisionist use of Martin Luther King Jr. I’ve ever seen.”