Just days after attacking civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, Donald Trump dared to tweet about Martin Luther King to “celebrate” his legacy.
Trump, as we all know, has attacked inner cities, questioned President Obama’s citizenship, encouraged his racist supporters to assault black protesters, and is threatening to dismantle the Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act by nominating a racist as Attorney General.
So when Trump decided to tweet in celebration of Martin Luther King Day, all hell broke loose after he ironically asked everyone to celebrate everything he stood for.
Celebrate Martin Luther King Day and all of the many wonderful things that he stood for. Honor him for being the great man that he was!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 16, 2017
And Twitter users obliged.
.@realDonaldTrump As you wish… we stand against the tyranny, injustice, and racism you represent, and which MLK worked his life to rid.
— Aléx Young (@AlexYoung) January 16, 2017
.@realDonaldTrump Birtherism, housing discrimination, dishonoring John Lewis, calling inner cities hellscapes, The Wall, Jeff Sessions…
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) January 16, 2017
Those actions are the opposite of everything MLK fought for. So many Americans will honor #MLKDAY by recommitting to fight your agenda.
— Shannon Watts (@shannonrwatts) January 16, 2017
@realDonaldTrump You’re honoring him by appointing Sessions.
— Ben Berkon (@BenBerkon) January 16, 2017
@ALT_RIGHT_UK @realDonaldTrump You’re right. MLK would love Trump, who probably still thinks the so-called “Central Park 5” did it.
— Ben Berkon (@BenBerkon) January 16, 2017
@realDonaldTrump Honor him by respecting John Lewis’s 50 year record fight for human rights.
— Tony Posnanski (@tonyposnanski) January 16, 2017
@Rachelle_jdh @LadyThriller69 @sentenceware @TheShiningOneX If MLK ws alive Trump tweet wld be: MLK is overrated, a socialist & Rioter, SAD
— Ninoot (@ninootofparis) January 16, 2017
MLK’s advice to @realDonaldTrump and the rest of the world.
– Founder, @TheOfficialPORP pic.twitter.com/b3bMPlHiF3
— David G. McAfee (@DavidGMcAfee) January 16, 2017
.@realDonaldTrump Will I be seeing you at the Museum of African American History today? Oh… no, cause you canceled that. Right.
— Kris Sanchez (@KrisSanchez) January 16, 2017
@realDonaldTrump He stood for John Lewis, equality, freedom and not being triggered like a snowflake on a warm summers day 💋Take the hint 👍
— Kevin (@TheKevinDent) January 16, 2017
. @realDonaldTrump you becoming president is an insult to his legacy.
— Savan Kotecha (@Savan_Kotecha) January 16, 2017
Donald Trump doesn’t really care about the legacy of Martin Luther King. If he did, he wouldn’t be trying to tear down everything he tirelessly fought for. The only true way to honor King would be to commit to social justice and equal rights. But Trump is doing the opposite and that’s why the rest of us need to honor King by tirelessly fighting Trump and his administration over the next four years.
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