Why Trump’s Claim His Jan. 6 Crowd Was Larger Than MLK’s ‘I Have A Dream’ Speech Isn’t Just Wrong, It’s Racist

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Why Trump’s Claim His Jan. 6 Crowd Was Larger Than MLK’s ‘I Have A Dream’ Speech Isn’t Just Wrong, It’s Racist

Donald Trump wrongly compared the size of his Jan. 6 crowd to that of Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington crowd.

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