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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Mon Jan 21, 2019, 01:10 PM Jan 2019

Trump and Pence Spend 'About a Minute or Two' at MLK Memorial After Media Criticism

Source: The New Civil Rights Movement

By DAVID BADASHJANUARY 21, 201911:31 AM

President Donald Trump, after criticism over doing nothing to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., has just made a surprise visit to the King Memorial in Washington, D.C. He was accompanied by Vice President Mike Pence.

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Reuters' Jeff Mason reports the visit lasted "about a minute or two." Trump did not make a speech.

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NCRM reported earlier Monday that for the second year in a row, and unlike all his predecessors since Martin Luther King, Jr. Day became an official federal holiday, had nothing planned to lead by example in observing the day.

Previous presidents have honored Dr. King by framing the day as a national day of service," as President Barack Obama called it. All volunteered, at places like schools and senior centers.

Trump used his presidential proclamation as a campaign opportunity to brag about what he sees as his successes for the Black community.

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Read more: https://www.thenewcivilrightsmovement.com/2019/01/watch-trump-and-pence-make-surprise-visit-to-mlk-memorial-after-media-criticism/

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Trump and Pence Spend 'About a Minute or Two' at MLK Memorial After Media Criticism (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2019 OP

Typical preemptive photo op dalton99a Jan 2019 #1

Yup. "Hey, we *went*! What else do you want?" The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2019 #3

+1 n/t area51 Jan 2019 #7

A photo op with all white guys at the MLK Memorial TeamPooka Jan 2019 #9

Sounds like it took longer to drive there. forgotmylogin Jan 2019 #20

Steven Miller Photo Op. Wellstone ruled Jan 2019 #2

Don't click that link -- that site has a virus! William Seger Jan 2019 #4

At the New Civil Rights Movement? I've been on that site for about an hour, no problems at all. DonViejo Jan 2019 #6

I think they've been hacked (n/t) William Seger Jan 2019 #17

I think you're incorrect. I've been on and off the site all day, no problems at all. DonViejo Jan 2019 #18

Same thing happened to me. I'd lose that link but TeamPooka Jan 2019 #8

I get these in the most inocuous websites. Cold War Spook Jan 2019 #15

They risked the security of the nation by being at the same public place truthisfreedom Jan 2019 #5

Considering who number three is, I'll give them a pass on that. bluedigger Jan 2019 #11

Absolutely!! Totally Tunsie Jan 2019 #12

Yes maybe we should encourage this behavior from these two "very fine people" flibbitygiblets Jan 2019 #19

Stay in your lane, comrades. bluedigger Jan 2019 #10

It's like they're allergic... B Stieg Jan 2019 #13

2 minutes tribute to MLK dem in texas Jan 2019 #14

he has nothing to say unless someone writes it for him. /nt IcyPeas Jan 2019 #16

"Well. We better go do this..." nt EarthFirst Jan 2019 #21

What a clueless ass ornotna Jan 2019 #22

Al Sharpton criticizes Trump's 'secret' visit to MLK monument riversedge Jan 2019 #23

It's the least he could do. AwakeAtLast Jan 2019 #24

Two minutes... manhattan123 Jan 2019 #25

dalton99a

(81,475 posts)

1. Typical preemptive photo op

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 01:16 PM

Jan 2019

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,683 posts)

3. Yup. "Hey, we *went*! What else do you want?"

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 01:21 PM

Jan 2019

area51

(11,908 posts)

7. +1 n/t

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #3)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 02:12 PM

Jan 2019

TeamPooka

(24,223 posts)

9. A photo op with all white guys at the MLK Memorial

Reply to dalton99a (Reply #1)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 02:15 PM

Jan 2019

forgotmylogin

(7,528 posts)

20. Sounds like it took longer to drive there.

Reply to TeamPooka (Reply #9)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 08:32 PM

Jan 2019

Then the amount of time spent there.

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

2. Steven Miller Photo Op.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 01:16 PM

Jan 2019

You can not hide their Racism.

William Seger

(10,778 posts)

4. Don't click that link -- that site has a virus!

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 01:30 PM

Jan 2019

After about a minute, it popped up a window saying "Windows 10 detected a problem" and instructs you to click a link and follow the directions, but it's just a JavaScript window, not a real Windows 10 notification. I've seen that same thing a couple of times recently.

DonViejo

(60,536 posts)

6. At the New Civil Rights Movement? I've been on that site for about an hour, no problems at all.

Reply to William Seger (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 02:10 PM

Jan 2019

William Seger

(10,778 posts)

17. I think they've been hacked (n/t)

Reply to DonViejo (Reply #6)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 05:46 PM

Jan 2019

DonViejo

(60,536 posts)

18. I think you're incorrect. I've been on and off the site all day, no problems at all.

Reply to William Seger (Reply #17)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 05:51 PM

Jan 2019

TeamPooka

(24,223 posts)

8. Same thing happened to me. I'd lose that link but

Reply to William Seger (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 02:14 PM

Jan 2019

Cold War Spook

(1,279 posts)

15. I get these in the most inocuous websites.

Reply to William Seger (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 03:08 PM

Jan 2019

They all tell you to follow their instructions and if you don't it will poop on you. I do not follow their instructions, I reboot and it is gone.

truthisfreedom

(23,146 posts)

5. They risked the security of the nation by being at the same public place

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 01:37 PM

Jan 2019

At the same time? Jesus they’re idiots.

bluedigger

(17,086 posts)

11. Considering who number three is, I'll give them a pass on that.

Reply to truthisfreedom (Reply #5)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 02:18 PM

Jan 2019

Totally Tunsie

(10,885 posts)

12. Absolutely!!

Reply to bluedigger (Reply #11)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 02:33 PM

Jan 2019

flibbitygiblets

(7,220 posts)

19. Yes maybe we should encourage this behavior from these two "very fine people"

Reply to bluedigger (Reply #11)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 07:08 PM

Jan 2019

funny how that terms is now code for "racist AF".

bluedigger

(17,086 posts)

10. Stay in your lane, comrades.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 02:16 PM

Jan 2019

B Stieg

(2,410 posts)

13. It's like they're allergic...

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 02:42 PM

Jan 2019

to non-white bodies.

dem in texas

(2,674 posts)

14. 2 minutes tribute to MLK

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 03:03 PM

Jan 2019

Zero minutes on Nov. 11, Veterans Day

IcyPeas

(21,865 posts)

16. he has nothing to say unless someone writes it for him. /nt

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 05:32 PM

Jan 2019

EarthFirst

(2,900 posts)

21. "Well. We better go do this..." nt

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 11:09 PM

Jan 2019

ornotna

(10,800 posts)

22. What a clueless ass

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jan 21, 2019, 11:19 PM

Jan 2019

He really doesn't even try.

riversedge

(70,204 posts)

23. Al Sharpton criticizes Trump's 'secret' visit to MLK monument

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Tue Jan 22, 2019, 10:40 AM

Jan 2019

Someone at the WH suddenly realized the optics were bad and they needed a photoOP for Trumps reelection.

By Michael Burke - 01/21/19 09:31 PM EST

Al Sharpton criticizes Trump’s ‘secret’ visit to MLK monument

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/426339-al-sharpton-criticizes-trumps-secret-visit-to-mlk-monument

© Anna Moneymaker

The Rev. Al Sharpton on Monday criticized President Trump's unannounced visit to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C., questioning why it was "secret."

“I honestly don’t believe [Trump and Vice President Pence] intended to do anything for Dr. King’s birthday," he said during an appearance on MSNBC, adding that he believes the visit was only "reacting to the fact that all of us were attacking [Trump]."

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Trump and Pence visited the memorial Monday morning despite Trump previously having no events listed on his public schedule for the day.

Trump and Pence laid a wreath during their visit to the memorial, which reportedly lasted two minutes..........................