People For President Svante Myrick critiqued Rep. Lauren Boebert's misleading statement about the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., faced backlash over controversial statements she made while commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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Svante Myrick, president of People For the American Way, said of Boebert, “I fear this member of Congress would not pass an 8th-grade reading comprehension test.” He added, “But she is able to use her platform to twist the words of civil rights legends in a way that is damaging to the health of our country.”
Myrick, the former mayor of Ithaca, New York, told the Grio that he didn’t believe Boebert could “define the difference between equity or equality.”
“Given the current crisis of division in our country, her remarks can be dangerous. She’s showing a fundamental lack of understanding of what Dr. King fought for and died for,” he continued.
