15 Jan 2018 5:37 pm
How NOT to prove that you are NOT a racist.
Trump Advocates For Public Service On MLK Day, But Spends It At His Mar-A-Lago Resort
Trump signed a federal holiday proclamation at the White House on Friday where he praised King for his leadership in the civil rights movement.
And, in words that echoed every president before him since 1994, Trump encouraged "all Americans to observe this day with acts of civic work and community service in honor of Dr. King's extraordinary life."
Yet, it appears Trump ignored his own inspiring message. He spent most of the day at his own Mar-a-Lago resort in West Palm Beach, Fla.
The absence of volunteer plans by Trump is especially glaring as he faces accusations of racism following reports that he made derogatory comments about Haiti and African nations.
Ronald Reagan signed the bill that made King's birthday a national holiday in 1983, and it was first observed in 1987.
In 1994, under Bill Clinton, Congress designated the day as a Day of National Service.
Since then presidents have undertaken various public service endeavors to mark King's birthday and the legacy he left behind.
On MLK Day, President Trump visits Trump golf course.
President Trump's first stop Monday was Trump International Golf Club, apparently beginning the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday with golf rather than the charitable service the slain civil rights leader's family has urged as the best way to memorialize him.
The morning after declaring “I'm not a racist,” Trump began his Monday the same way he has begun each day of the three-day holiday weekend: with tweets sent before leaving his private Mar-a-Lago estate and then a short motorcade to the golf club.