“When Will Trump takes office? On MLK Day, unfortunately, Margaret Hartman, senior editor of The Intelligencer, laments it in a new article.
Hartman noted the “sad” news that President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn in for his second non-consecutive term on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Presidential inaugurations sometimes fall on a federal holiday of honor Martin Luther King JrWhich falls on the third Monday of January every year, and is close to the King’s birthday on January 15.
“If you're not a big fan of Donald Trump, you're probably used to hearing a lot of stupid and/or depressing political news in recent months.” I wrote In The Intelligencer magazine in New York. “I hate to be a Debbie Downer, but as the Biden administration comes to a close, there's another unpleasant fact that you may not have thought of: Trump's second inauguration will take place on January 20, 2025, which will be the inauguration of Martin Luther King Jr. . day.”
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A view of American religious and civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (center) at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, as he delivers his “I Have a Dream” speech, Washington, D.C., August 28, 1963. (Photo by Roland Sherman/Getty Images)
Other inaugurations have occurred on MLK Day since its inception, including Bill Clinton's second inauguration in 1997 and Barack Obama's second inauguration in 2013.
Hartmann was horrified by this Vice President Kamala Harriswho lost to Trump in the general election, will not get her historic moment in the spotlight.
“If Kamala Harris becomes the first black woman elected president…yes,” she wrote simply.
But instead, Hartman laments, “We will be swearing in the man who spent the first day of his presidency playing golf, and who recently bragged that his pre-revolution speech on January 6, 2021, attracted a larger crowd than King's first audience.” “You have a dream letter (that's not true).”
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Vice President Kamala Harris arrives to a crowd during the annual King Day Parade at the Statehouse Dome on Monday, January 15, 2024. The event was first started in an effort to remove the Confederate battle flag from the Statehouse grounds. ((Photo by Sean Rayford for The Washington Post))
Trump beat Harris By 312 to 226 electoral college votes, he carried all seven swing states in the process, and also won the popular vote.
During Trump's first term, he commemorated the 50th anniversary of King's assassination.
“This year marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Dr. King, who was tragically assassinated on April 4, 1968.” Trump said In a proclamation issued by the White House in January 2018, “As we approach this solemn event, we acknowledge our nation’s continuing debt to the legacy of Dr. King. Dr. King stood for the world we continue to demand — where the sacred rights of all Americans are protected. Communities Rural and urban flourish from coast to coast, and our limits and opportunities are determined not by the color of our skin, but by the content of our character. We remember the tremendous promise of freedom that lies at the foundation of our great republic, and the responsibility that… “It requires it from all of us who claim its benefits, and the many sacrifices made by those who came before us.”
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The civil rights hero is particularly remembered for his famous “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963, as well as overseeing the Montgomery bus boycott in protest of segregation. He also participated in the Selma March, which helped pass the Voting Rights Act.
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, speaks to thousands during his “I Have a Dream” speech in front of the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, in Washington. (AP photo) (AP)
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Fox News Digital's Maureen Mackey contributed to this report.
