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These senators stayed silent on Trumps racism. Now they are celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.
https://thinkprogress.org/senators-celebrate-mlk-legacy-ignore-trump-racism-8e36faf7cebeDays after attendees from both parties confirmed that President Trump used racist and vulgar language to describe immigrants from majority non-white countries, many Republican senators have remained silent or declined to disavow his latest blatant act of racism. According to a running list kept by the New York Times, many sidestepped the controversy, made no public statements at all, or defended the president.
Among those commemorating King’s legacy but not speaking out against Trump’s overt racism are:
https://thinkprogress.org/senators-celebrate-mlk-legacy-ignore-trump-racism-8e36faf7cebe
