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Dana Milbank: The uncanny similarities between Martin Luther King and Donald Trump

Washington • Monday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a moment when we pause to recall the contribution the great civil rights leader made toward the universal cause of building a wall along the border with Mexico.

Vice President Pence, appearing on CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, drew an indelible line between President Trump and King. “One of my favorite quotes from Dr. King was ‘Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy,’” Pence said. King, he continued, “inspired us to change through the legislative process, to become a more perfect union.