MLK III says his father would be 'greatly disappointed' over the current state of politics today
On The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Martin Luther King III weighed in on the extraordinary circumstances surrounding Joe Biden’s inauguration on Wednesday, and how he believes his father would feel about it were he alive today. Due to the deadly insurrection at the Capitol on January 6, civilians will no longer be allowed on the National Mall to witness the inauguration. Instead, tens of thousands of National Guard troops have been deployed to Washington D.C. to ensure a peaceful transition of power.
“It feels sort of bittersweet that we have come to this place where we have to be so concerned about the security of our incoming commander in chief and the Vice President-elect,” King said. “My father would be greatly disappointed, but he would certainly be hopeful because Americans—81 million came together and elected new leadership, and we’re going to see what a commander in chief is supposed to be. We haven't seen that in four years in my judgment. We've seen what it's not supposed to be. We've seen a divided United States of America.”
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MARTIN LUTHER KING III: It feels sort of bittersweet that we have come to this place, where we have to be so concerned about the security of our incoming commander in chief.
- Martin Luther King III joined "The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer" Monday, where he weighed in on the extraordinary circumstances surrounding Joe Biden's inauguration on Wednesday. Due to the deadly insurrection at the Capitol on January 6 and multiple other threats, no civilians will be allowed on the National Mall to witness the inauguration.
King spoke about how he believes his father would feel about what's happening, were he alive today.
MARTIN LUTHER KING III: My father would be greatly disappointed, but he would certainly be hopeful, because the Americans-- 81 million came together and elected new leadership. And we're going to see what a commander in chief is supposed to be.
- And King remains confident that Americans can eventually come together under the leadership of Joe Biden.
MARTIN LUTHER KING III: Hopefully people will turn to each other and not turn on each other. It's not going to be easy, it's not going to be quick. But in time, I believe this can happen because the tone is set, in my judgment, by the commander in chief.
