President Donald Trump finally got around to honoring Dr. Martin Luther King on MLK Day Monday, but not before he bragged about himself first.
Trump could have begun the day by marking MLK Day, the day in which our nation recognizes civil rights icon Martin Luther King for his struggles and sacrifices for social and equal justice in America.
Instead, Trump waited for hours before tweeting, and it was all about himself and an attack on former President Barack Obama.
Last year was the best year for American Manufacturing job growth since 1997, or 21 years. The previous administration said manufacturing will not come back to the U.S., “you would need a magic wand.” I guess I found the MAGIC WAND – and it is only getting better!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 21, 2019
Seriously. Trump began MLK Day by attacking the first black president, the crowning achievement of King’s legacy, all while bragging about himself the day after Vice-President Mike Pence compared him to King during an interview on CBS Sunday.
The fact is, however, while some manufacturing jobs are being created, it’s in industries that were already on the rise. Furthermore, many manufacturing jobs have been lost since Trump started his reckless trade wars, including Harley-Davidson, Ford, General Motors and a manufacturing plant in Iowa among many others. Many of these companies are American staples that are now struggling to deal with Trump’s costly tariffs on steel and aluminum.
Also, manufacturing jobs were already coming back starting in 2010 during the Obama administration and continued through the end of his presidency and into Trump’s first term. Just like lower unemployment and other good economic statistics, this stat Trump is boasting about is just a continuation of Obama’s economic accomplishments.
Only after bragging about himself and attacking Obama did he finally observe MLK Day.
Today we celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. for standing up for the self-evident truth Americans hold so dear, that no matter what the color of our skin or the place of our birth, we are all created equal by God. #MLKDay https://t.co/pEaVpCB8M4
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 21, 2019
This should have been the first tweet Trump posted, but as usual, he had to make the day about him.
Twitter users were outraged.
The first tweet by Trump on MLK Day is one bragging about himself. How Trumpian of him?
— Ed Krassenstein (@EdKrassen) January 21, 2019
How about mentioning #MLKDay instead of bragging about your false accomplishments?
— Brian Krassenstein (@krassenstein) January 21, 2019
Show us on this chart where the Obama manufacturing disaster ends and the Trump manufacturing miracle begins. pic.twitter.com/TCsufr3lab
— Nicholas Lefevre (@nlefevre) January 21, 2019
And here we go. The start of #Trump’s ‘homage’ to #MLK. His “I Had a Dream…About Me” series of tweets designed to address his pathological jealousy of yet another black man who everyone respected and loved and who’s getting all the attention today…
— Andy Ostroy (@AndyOstroy) January 21, 2019
Or, how about “On this day celebrating the birth and life of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, we remember his contributions to our great nation, his dignity in the face of great challenges and strive to make his great dream a reality.”
— stephendavidson (@spdavidson71) January 21, 2019
Amazing you’re bragging on a day when thousands of federal employees are visiting food banks because you can’t have your wall
— Melissa Murray (@espressomama3) January 21, 2019
During that time…
Wells Fargo to lay off 26000 employees
Verizon to lay off 44000 employees
Ford to layoff 24000 employees
Hasbro planning layoffs
ToysRus closed
Sear filed for Bankruptcy
Pfizer planning layoffs
Lowe’s is shutting down 20 stores #MAGA yet?— Maddy Ainey ?️? (@maddyainey1) January 21, 2019
Trump would have been better off just staying away from Twitter today.
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