Bernice King responded to Kellyanne Conway’s comments

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The muddled response from the White House to memorial events honoring the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Junior initiated some remarks. The daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., Bernice King says she wishes Trump’s administration would keep his name and incorrect analysis out of their conversations regarding the current issues. The U.S President’s counselor, Kellyanne Conway said she believes Martin Luther King would not support the president’s impeachment. She claimed King’s vision didn’t include Americans dragged through the process where the president isn’t going to be removed from office, isn’t being charged with bribery, extortion, high crimes or misdemeanors.

The U.S President also appeared on Twitter to compare the anniversary of his swearing-in ceremony to celebrations honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Day. He claimed low unemployment numbers among black Americans. Trump said, “It was exactly 3 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”! Bernice King also responded to Conway’s comments. She said, “Until a person commits to better understanding and then better understands my father’s teachings and methodologies, I REALLY wish they’d keep his name, and incorrect analysis, out of their conversations about current issues”.

It is noteworthy that the President didn’t have any public events scheduled for the federal holiday, but he made a brief unannounced visit to King’s memorial in Washington DC and an annual wreath-laying ceremony took place earlier in the day. His campaign’s Twitter account also exposed images of King with footage of the president appearing with black Americans as part of a fundraising video. Bernice King has carried her father’s torch in the teachings of nonviolence and racial justice. She said during an event honoring the holiday that rising militarization of police and increased nationalism as a response to the global immigration crisis.