Pro-Trumper Charlie Kirk Blasted From Left And Right For His Disgusting Attack On MLK Jr.

Charlie Kirk, the CEO and founder of the pro-Trump student group Turning Point USA, spent the holiday honoring the late civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. attacking Dr. King and trying to sully his memory.

On Twitter/X, Kirk wrote:

“Who was MLK? A myth has been created and it has grown totally out of control. While he was alive most people disliked him, yet today he is the most honored, worshipped, even deified person of the 20th century. Today we are going to tell the truth and explain how this myth was born. Happy Monday.”

Just last week, William Turton of Wired reported that Kirk was planning “to launch a campaign against MLK,” which didn’t exactly make sense.

Even for Kirk and Turning Point USA, the attacks on King represent a dramatic shift. The group has profited from the use of King’s image. Turning Point USA’s website sold a $55 T-shirt with MLK’s name and stickers of King that say ‘Let freedom ring.’ After an inquiry from WIRED, both products were removed from TPUSA’s store.

Kirk should have kept his big mouth shut, according to nearly everyone who responded to his tone-deaf tweet.