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BumRushDaShow

(156,890 posts)
Tue Jul 22, 2025, 05:24 AM 23 hrs ago

'Bait and Switch!' Rev. Al Sharpton Trashes Trump for Dropping MLK Files - Pans it as 'Desperate Attempt to Distract'

Source: MEDIAite

Jul 21st, 2025, 5:39 pm


MSNBC host Rev. Al Sharpton attacked President Donald Trump, on Monday, for releasing files pertaining to the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

In a statement Monday afternoon, the civil right leader accused the president of releasing the files to distract the public from the Jeffrey Epstein story.

“We need to be crystal clear on the fact that Trump releasing the MLK assassination files is not about transparency or justice, it’s a desperate attempt to distract people from the firestorm engulfing Trump over the Epstein files and the public unraveling of his credibility among the MAGA base,” Sharpton said.

“Throughout his career, Dr. King was the target of relentless government surveillance and character assassination. It’s the same federal law enforcement that followed his every step and sought to silence his voice that is now using him as a pawn in a cheap political stunt.”

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/bait-and-switch-rev-al-sharpton-trashes-trump-for-dropping-mlk-files-pans-it-as-desperate-attempt-to-distract-from-epstein/



Full headline: ‘Bait and Switch!’ Rev. Al Sharpton Trashes Trump for Dropping MLK Files — Pans it as ‘Desperate Attempt to Distract’ from Epstein
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'Bait and Switch!' Rev. Al Sharpton Trashes Trump for Dropping MLK Files - Pans it as 'Desperate Attempt to Distract' (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 23 hrs ago OP
"... the public unraveling of his (#Trump's) credibility among the MAGA base," ... riversedge 23 hrs ago #1
Someone tell stinky that it's not going to work. Ray Bruns 20 hrs ago #2
Ep-STAIN oasis 20 hrs ago #3

riversedge

(76,652 posts)
1. "... the public unraveling of his (#Trump's) credibility among the MAGA base," ...
Tue Jul 22, 2025, 05:41 AM
23 hrs ago

The question is --will enough of Trumps credibility be lost for them to vote Repugs out of office in 2026??

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