Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen apologized this morning after she got scorched on social media for telling Sanders surrogate Nina Turner that she was misusing a quote from Martin Luther King Jr. The argument started when Turner used quotes from King to explain Sanders' Democratic Socialist positioning, saying it is in the tradition of President FDR and the spirit of the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. Turner spoke of King's warnings to the Black community of white moderates. Rosen took issue with, claiming, that that's actually not what Dr. King said. She went on to say King really warned communities of color about the silence of white moderates, then pivoted that into praise of Joe Biden.
When things got heated, Rosen said, "You know what? Don't use Martin Luther King against Joe Biden. You don't have that standing. I'm sorry. You don't!"
Turner replied, "Don't tell me what kind of standing I have as a Black woman in America! How dare you?" ... #PressPlay
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