President Donald Trump released a video message commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. day across the U.S. Monday.
“Dr. King’s dream is our dream. It is the American Dream. It’s the promise stitched into the fabric of our Nation, etched into the hearts of our people, and written into the soul of humankind.” pic.twitter.com/tyUZGTecDY
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) January 15, 2018
The video, a weekly project by the White House, commemorates King’s legacy in the U.S., noting that his dream of a racially equal world “is the dream of a world where people are judged by who they are, not how they look or where they come from.” He added, “it is a dream of a nation faithful to its founding principle that we are all created equal.”
Trump held a ceremony at the White House Friday during which he officially proclaiming Jan. 15 as MLK Jr Day and featured a speech by King’s own nephew.