Bernice King Responds To Trump Comparing His Numbers to Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have A Dream’ Speech
Bernice King has responded to former President Donald Trump’s comments on Thursday where he referenced her father saying that his speech brought the same numbers as her King’s iconic “I have a dream” speech.
The civil rights leader’s daughter took to X to release her own response, “Absolutely not true,” she wrote. “I really wish that people would stop using my father to support fallacy.”
During a news conference at Mar-a-Largo, Trump said, “Nobody has spoken to crowds bigger than me.” He added, “If you look at Martin Luther King, when he did his speech, his great speech, and you look at ours, same real estate, same everything, same number of people.”
Trump’s comment was prompted when asked if his transition of power was considered peaceful despite the Jan. 6 insurrection that followed.
The former president maintains his stance that those arrested for participating in the insurrection have been treated unfairly.
According to NBC News, “The congressional Jan. 6 committee pegged Trump’s crowd at 53,000 people, about one-fifth of the 250,000 who were estimated to be at King’s famous address from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial.”
The NAACP also responded via X saying, “Not only is that completely false, but here’s what is more important: MLK’s speech was about democracy. Trump’s was about tearing it down.” In their post, they published side-by-side images of both speeches where the viewer can see a considerable difference in audience.
Since she was announced to be running on the Democratic ticket, the Trump campaign has focused on Vice President Kamala Harris’ race, most famously during his appearance at the National Association for Black Journalists (NABJ) convention in Chicago. During his conference at Mar-a-Largo, Trump said his confidence in the Black vote is beginning to waver.
“It changes around a little bit. I’m getting other voters,” Trump said of the Black vote. “Perhaps you know, I was doing well with Black voters and I still am. I seem to be doing very well with Black males.” He isn’t as sure of himself with others, “It’s possible that I won’t do as well with Black women, but I do seem to do very well with other segments,” he added.
King has had to respond to numerous references made in the public about her father. Among them, Amy Schumer most recently in conjunction with the conflict in Palestine and Israel.
