Al Sharpton misspells Aretha Franklin’s ‘Respect’ in swipe against Trump

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MSNBC host Rev. Al Sharpton misspelled Aretha Franklin’s most famous lyric while calling on President Trump to act respectfully toward others.

Sharpton addressed the president’s incendiary comments about fired White House aide and former “The Apprentice” star Omarosa Manigault Newman on Sunday morning, quoting Franklin, who died Thursday of pancreatic cancer.

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