Al Sharpton: Trump didn't intend to celebrate MLK

Published January 21, 2019 7:11pm ET



The Rev. Al Sharpton on Monday scoffed at the possibility President Trump planned to honor civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. on the federal holiday that bears his name.

Trump and Vice President Mike Pence made an unannounced visit on Monday to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. The pair, joined by acting Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, spent roughly two minutes at the site, laying a wreath before returning to the White House. Trump also issued a tweet and presidential proclamation commemorating King.

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