Jesse Jackson: Trump administration has shown it is an advocate for authoritarianism and white...

Jesse Jackson: Trump administration has shown it is an advocate for authoritarianism and white supremacy

BY BRETT SAMUELS - 04/08/18 01:07 PM EDT

Rev. Jesse Jackson is calling on civil rights supporters to take action to oppose the Trump administration’s policies, which he deemed “authoritarian.”

“The Trump administration has demonstrated in word and deed that it is an advocate for authoritarianism, not democracy, and white supremacy, not multiculturalism. He must be defeated,” Jackson wrote in The New York Times on Saturday.

The civil rights leader went on to list boycotts, political rallies, education and legislation as tools that can be used to combat the Trump administration. He also urged those frustrated by Trump’s policies to vote and run for office.

Jackson wrote an opinion piece for the Times last week marking the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s death. Jackson was among those standing on the balcony when King was shot in Memphis in 1968.

On Saturday, the newspaper published Jackson’s responses to reader comments about King’s legacy. One reader wrote that they felt Trump is “working to dismantle the bold strides that Dr. King made.”

Jackson agreed, and argued the president is “dividing rather than building the beloved community.”

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