By Zach Jewell
In a speech commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. on Saturday, Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), a member of the “Squad,” accused her political opponents of weaponizing MLK’s “I Have a Dream” to continue “white supremacy.”
Pressley made the remarks during a virtual event hosted by Boston University and the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. The event focused on celebrating MLK’s birthday and remembering his legacy.
Shortly into her speech, Pressley leveled attacks at her GOP colleagues, accusing them of using MLK’s speech to further a white supremacist agenda. “Throughout this weekend of national observance and in floor speeches from many of my colleagues across the aisle, excerpts from “I Have A Dream” will be weaponized, perverted to justify legislated white supremacy,” she said.
