Outgoing White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has faced an onslaught of criticism after posting a tweet on MLK Day saying Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is commended.
McEnany called Dr. King “a hero who embodied love and faith in his pursuit of equality” published a quote from the legendary civil rights leader. Given that, as one social media user said, she, along with her president and party, “tried to overturn millions of black votes,” this is an incredible uniqueness.
Today we honor a hero who embodied love and faith in his pursuit of equality: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
“A man’s ultimate measure is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy.”
– MLK Jr.
– Kayleigh McEnany (@PressSec) January 18, 2021
And she posted this quote on her personal Twitter account:
“We have to learn to live together as brothers or to die together as fools.”
– Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. left a legacy of faith, love, and equality.
He made America better.
He was a true servant of Christ.
Today we honor him!
– Kayleigh McEnany (@kayleighmcenany) January 18, 2021
Early Monday morning, Bernice King, the youngest daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, a plea, a reminder, and a warning:
Please don’t act like everyone loved my father. He was murdered. A 1967 poll found he was one of the most hated men in America. Most hated. Many who now quote and swear to him to deter justice today would likely hate the authentic king, and perhaps already hate it. #MLK pic.twitter.com/yGdQXL5MJ3
– Be a King (@BerniceKing) January 18, 2021
This is how some respond to McEnany’s remarks.
They made everything violent that Dr. King stood. You have nothing to do with quoting him. https://t.co/JqkcJZSFGT
– Ritchie Torres (@RitchieTorres) January 18, 2021
Kayleigh McEnany tried to cancel millions of black votes. https://t.co/vIJ71gZkvM
– Mark Jacob (@ MarkJacob16) January 18, 2021
“A man’s ultimate measure is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands in times of challenge and controversy.” pic.twitter.com/UvYZfSaGlU
– Thaddeus Stevens (@TruthThaddeus) January 18, 2021
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– Franklin Leonard (@franklinleonard) January 18, 2021
Doesn’t go well with your racism, does it Kayleigh? pic.twitter.com/0phgj4nKFO
– Kenneth Richard (@ Keneththemeneth) January 18, 2021
(That’s an actual tweet from McEnany, original here.)
You just couldn’t have tweeted today. That would have been okay too.
– Benjamin Dreyer (@BCDreyer) January 18, 2021
This … person … is amazing. She spends weeks justifying casting millions of African American votes – something Bull Connor and George Wallace would dream of – and then has the gall to quote Martin Luther King Jr.’s insincere fraud. @PressSec https://t.co/HCTvs2lXy2
– Kurt “Masks save lives” Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) January 18, 2021
See? This is the shit I’m talking about. I don’t want racist rubbish that MLK would have despised if they were alive when it was active co-opt its message to support White Supremacy. https://t.co/QrqtyT6PDq
– Aaron T. Starks (@ StarkyLuv73) January 18, 2021
How dare you quote MLK after standing by a white supremacist who was president in dividing this country up on lies and conspiracy theories? #MLKDay https://t.co/5mx9boWsHu
– Danielle Parker (@ Dcparker35) January 18, 2021
Hey, you really have to put this on hold. https://t.co/Wz0DQ20aWy
– A. Cedric Armstrong (@cedteaches) January 18, 2021
Racist whites who are Dr. Quote King, provoke me. https://t.co/xHOQIbwuTy
– Mr. Anderson (@lionel_anderson) January 18, 2021
They spread lies about election fraud to cast black votes to keep Trump in office. Sit down and keep MLK’s name out of your mouth. https://t.co/GUk6Aca3h8
– Emily C. Singer (@CahnEmily) January 18, 2021
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