Martin Luther King III Says Trump Needs To ‘Be In Dialogue With Everybody’

Ahead of his inauguration speech tomorrow, the son of the late civil rights leader said the president-elect needs to "set the tone."

Martin Luther King III, the son of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., admitted that his father would be “disappointed” but not “surprised” by the current state of the world.

While appearing on Sunday’s episode of “Meet the Press,” host Kristen Welker asked King what he thinks his father would say about our “divided” and “fractured” nation in 2025.

Noting that he can “only speculate” about what his late father’s thoughts would be, King told Welker, “In the last 10 years, we’ve seen a lot of chaos. Some of it constructive, some of it destructive.”

“I think dad would always err on the side of ‘how do we create constructive engagement’ and ‘how do we build the beloved community?’” he continued. “He would be quite disappointed, quite frankly. Probably wouldn’t be surprised, but he certainly would be disappointed.”

“Because he always infused energy that was positive, bringing out the best of who we as Americans are. Unfortunately, in great tragedy we see the best of who Americans are,” King added before referencing the tragic ongoing wildfires that have devastated the Greater Los Angeles area.