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King says Obama chose to politicize Congressman Lewis' funeral
The left will "grab at any opportunity" to twist an occasion like the funeral of civil rights icon John Lewis into "a political moment," Dr. Alveda King stated Friday.
In an interview on "Fox & Friends," King said that she should have expected former President Barack Obama to "grab at" the chance.
"I have chosen not to politicize the death of Congressman Lewis, but to remember him as a peaceful, nonviolent warrior and encourage everyone to resolve our conflicts peacefully," she remarked.
“Now, I know this is a celebration of John’s life. There are some who might say we shouldn’t dwell on such things. But that’s why I’m talking about it," Obama explained to the attendees at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. "John Lewis devoted his time on this Earth fighting the very attacks on democracy and what’s best in America that we are seeing circulate right now."
He then launched into a discussion, hitting a plethoraof topics including the Voting Rights Act, granting statehood to the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, turning Election Day into a national holiday, implementing automatic voter registration, getting rid of the Senate's filibuster, and nationwide civil unrest following the death of George Floyd.
However, according to King, Obama distorted history when he "took us back to the 1960s."
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Dr. Alveda King on John Lewis' funeral: The left will 'grab at any opportunity' to politicize
King says Obama chose to politicize Congressman Lewis' funeral
The left will "grab at any opportunity" to twist an occasion like the funeral of civil rights icon John Lewis into "a political moment," Dr. Alveda King stated Friday.
In an interview on "Fox & Friends," King said that she should have expected former President Barack Obama to "grab at" the chance.
"I have chosen not to politicize the death of Congressman Lewis, but to remember him as a peaceful, nonviolent warrior and encourage everyone to resolve our conflicts peacefully," she remarked.
“Now, I know this is a celebration of John’s life. There are some who might say we shouldn’t dwell on such things. But that’s why I’m talking about it," Obama explained to the attendees at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. "John Lewis devoted his time on this Earth fighting the very attacks on democracy and what’s best in America that we are seeing circulate right now."
He then launched into a discussion, hitting a plethoraof topics including the Voting Rights Act, granting statehood to the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, turning Election Day into a national holiday, implementing automatic voter registration, getting rid of the Senate's filibuster, and nationwide civil unrest following the death of George Floyd.
However, according to King, Obama distorted history when he "took us back to the 1960s."
Continued below.
Dr. Alveda King on John Lewis' funeral: The left will 'grab at any opportunity' to politicize
