MLK’s Pro-Trump Niece Makes Wild Claim as GOP Seeks to End SPLC’s Tax-Exempt Status
At a House hearing targeting the SPLC, Alveda King and Rep. Jamie Raskin exchanged sharp accusations concerning SPLC donor funds and a $1.776 billion Jan. 6 fund.
- On Tuesday, religious conservative activist Alveda King testified at a House Judiciary Committee hearing, engaging in a heated exchange with Rep. Jamie Raskin over the Southern Poverty Law Center's funding practices.
- Raskin questioned panelists on whether a $1.776 billion taxpayer-funded political slush fund to turn January 6 defendants into MAGA millionaires was appropriate, prompting King to argue the Southern Poverty Law Center uses resources for abortions and surgeries on children.
- King alleged the Southern Poverty Law Center paid for 'bombings' during testimony, drawing immediate pushback. Raskin cut off the exchange, refusing to answer questions about specific funds while King reiterated her stance.
- Jasmine Crockett questioned King's connection to the King family legacy, prompting King to assert she is the daughter of Rev. Alfred Daniel Williams King and Dr. Naomi Ruth Barber King, her voice shaking.
- Following the hearing, the Southern Poverty Law Center denied the allegations, calling them 'false allegations,' while Rep. Russell Fry noted that Democrats who opposed the proceedings had left the room.
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MLK’s Niece Slams SPLC During Congressional Hearing: Claiming to ‘Fight Hatred While Profiteering from Division’
by Frank Bergman, Slay News: Alveda King, the niece of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr., delivered a blistering rebuke of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, demanding accountability over allegations that the organization helped fund individuals tied to extremist groups while continuing to portray itself as […]
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Dothan EagleMLK’s pro-Trump niece makes wild claim as GOP seeks to end SPLC’s tax-exempt status
The Donald Trump-supporting niece of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., claimed the Southern Poverty Law Center paid for “bombings” during an explosive House committee hearing centered on the federally indicted Alabama-based civil rights organization.
Jasmine Crockett gets into a heated clash with MLK's right-winger niece
Religious conservative activist Alveda King came to a House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday as a Republican star witness. She left rattled — and firing back at a Texas Democrat who questioned whether she has any right to her famous last name.The confrontation erupted at a GOP-called hearing targeting the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) — already unraveling before Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) got the microphone. King, a Fox News contributo…
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