MLK's son hits Pence for comparing Trump to his father: He 'was a bridge builder, not a wall builder

Source: The Hill



BY AVERY ANAPOL - 01/21/19 09:26 AM EST

Martin Luther King Jr.’s son criticized Vice President Mike Pence for invoking his father’s words to pitch President Trump’s immigration proposal.

Martin Luther King III was in Washington, D.C. on Monday to mark MLK Day.

"The vice president attempted to compare the president to Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr was a bridge builder, not a wall builder,” King said, according to The Atlantic. “Martin Luther King Jr. would say, ‘Love, not hate ,will make America great.'"

Pence, appearing on CBS’s “Face the Nation” Sunday, quoted the civil rights icon’s “I Have a Dream” speech in urging Congress to accept the president’s proposal.



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