Trump's short Black History Month speech was mostly about himself

It took President Donald Trump simply three paragraphs earlier than he started to speak about himself within the opening speech of a gathering held on Wednesday morning to honor Black Historical past Month. 

The president briefly talked about Martin Luther King Jr., then pivoted to speak about how information protection of himself is dangerous and he doesn't prefer it.

"Final month we celebrated the lifetime of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., an unimaginable instance, distinctive in American historical past," Trump said. "You learn all about Dr. Martin Luther King every week in the past when anyone stated I took the statue out of my workplace. And it turned out that that was pretend information. Pretend information."

A Time reporter is the "anyone" Trump's referring to, although the president did not say that the reporter quickly apologized for the error. Trump and his staff have regularly introduced this up for instance of how they consider media retailers will not pretty cowl their administration. 

"I'm very proud now that we've got a museum on the Nationwide Mall the place individuals can study Reverend King, so many different issues," Trump stated. "Frederick Douglass is an instance of anyone who has executed a tremendous job, and is being acknowledged increasingly, I discover. Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, tens of millions extra black People who made America what it's as we speak."

He went on to thank a supporter seated on the desk for "defending me on tv," referred to as CNN "pretend information," and thanked Fox Information for treating him "very good."

Final month, on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Trump canceled initial plans to go to the Nationwide Museum of African American Historical past and Tradition.