BAD PRESIDENT
President Donald Trump Observes Martin Luther King Jr. Day by Doing Almost Nothing

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated for fighting for equality and justice for Black Americans, but unlike his predecessors across both parties President Donald Trump will do almost nothing to honor the memory of one of this nation’s greatest civil rights leaders. Again.
Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a federal holiday. President Donald Trump’s official public schedule is empty. He has no public events scheduled. And while not all of a president’s activities are listed in his public schedule, presidents before him have marked the holiday by giving speeches to honor the late civil rights icon, and dedicating themselves to doing good works, like volunteering.
Last year on this day President Trump played golf.
This is President Trump’s schedule for today:
NY Daily News columnist Brandon Friedman noted the differences between President Barack Obama’s efforts to honor Dr. King’s life and memory, and President Trump’s:
MLK Day presidential activities
Obama
2010: So Others Might Eat
2011: Stuart-Hobson Middle School
2012: Browne Education Center
2013: Inauguration
2014: DC Central Kitchen
2015: Boys & Girls Club
2016: Leckie Elementary School
2017: JHP Family ShelterTrump
2018: Golf
2019: https://t.co/eoIEzRI1vy— Brandon Friedman (@BFriedmanDC) January 21, 2019
President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore in 1999 donned jeans and work shirts and headed over to Regency House and swung hammers to help in the renovation of the D.C. senior health center, as The Independent reported. President George W. Bush in 2007 went to a D.C. public school to help students paint a mural.
Those were just a few of the many times these past presidents worked to honor Dr. King by setting the example with service and volunteerism. President Obama repeatedly called for the day to be “a national day of service.”
President Trump did issue a presidential proclamation marking today as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which, unlike his predecessors, he used to brag about what he claims are his successes for the Black community, by inserting a campaign-style message.
“We have added more than 5 million new jobs to the economy over the past 2 years and unemployment rates for African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, and Americans without a high school degree have reached record lows,” Trump said.
You can read more about Dr. King at the King Center’s website.
UPDATE: 12:03 PM ET – TRUMP AND PENCE SPEND ‘ABOUT A MINUTE OR TWO’ AT MLK MEMORIAL AFTER MEDIA CRITICISM
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