MLK statue sports ‘Make America Great Again’ cap

A photograph of a bronzed Martin Luther King Jr. statue with a red Donald Trump “Make America Great Again” cap posted on Instagram has sent social media into a frenzy, with upset individuals posting messages that describe the image as “disrespectful,” “disgusting,” and worse.

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The photo of the University of South Florida statue was distributed by “students4trump” on Instagram, alongside the caption: “Pretty self explanatory,” the Hill reported.

And shortly after, the photo generated more than 1,700 comments.

Aside from calling the photo “disgusting” and “disrespectful,” critical posters demanded the Instagram be taken off the site.

One wrote: “Needs to come down!!”

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Another: “Just reported this 10x. I encourage everyone else to do the same not only for this picture but for this account.”

And another: “HA YUP! MLK LOVED RACISM.”

Cheryl Chumley

Cheryl K. Chumley is a journalist, columnist, public speaker and author of "The Devil in DC." and "Police State USA: How Orwell's Nightmare is Becoming our Reality." She is also a journalism fellow with The Phillips Foundation in Washington, D.C., where she spent a year researching and writing about private property rights. Read more of Cheryl Chumley's articles here.