Former MLK speechwriter: Slain civil rights leader would describe Trump as ‘moral fraud’

A former speechwriter for the late Martin Luther King Jr. on Sunday said the civil rights leader would describe former President Trump as a “moral fraud.”

“I think he would go back to basics and say that he didn’t believe that any sinner was beyond redemption. And that would include Donald Trump,” Clarence Jones told host Jonathan Capehart on MSNBC’s “The Sunday Show.” “Having said that, he would call him out for what he is.”

“I don’t want to put words in Dr. King’s mouth, but having been close to him and been one of his advisers, I think the word he would probably use that would be most comfortable with him would be ‘fraud,'” he continued. “I think he would use the words, ‘He is a moral fraud.'”

Jones, who served as King’s speechwriter and counsel, added that King would describe Trump’s policies as “Opportunist. Without anchor.”

“His politics are ‘what’s in it for me first?'” he said.

Jones also said that King would likely warn President Biden when going into the upcoming election.

“I think he would say, ‘Mr. President, be very careful. You have a very treacherous snake. And you have to be on guard 24/7. And this snake has the ability regrettably of being able to hide his true characteristics and appeal to some people,'” Jones said.

Recent Iowa polls have shown Trump holding a wide lead against his GOP competitors ahead of Monday’s caucuses, with Trump leading former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley by an average of 35 points in the state, according to The Hill/Decision Desk HQ. She leads Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis by 3 points in the Hawkeye State.