Niece of Martin Luther King Jr. Criticizes Obama for Politicizing John Lewis’s Funeral

Niece of Martin Luther King Jr. Criticizes Obama for Politicizing John Lewis’s Funeral
Alveda King niece of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., speaks to the media following a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and other faith-based inner-city leaders at the White House on July 29, 2019 in Washington. Mark Wilson/Getty Images
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Alveda King, the niece of Martin Luther King Jr., criticized former President Barack Obama for injecting politics into his speech at the funeral of Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.).

“I guess we should have expected that the left including President Obama would take that occasion for a political moment. They’ll grab at any opportunity,” King said on Fox News on July 31. “I’ve 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.”

Ivan Pentchoukov
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Ivan is the national editor of The Epoch Times. He has reported for The Epoch Times on a variety of topics since 2011.
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