![WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 18: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (L) (R-KY) walks to the senate chamber inside the U.S. Capitol to deliver remarks on December 18, 2023 in Washington, DC. Bipartisan negotiations to reach an agreement on a new border policy continue.](https://i.kinja-img.com/image/upload/c_fit,q_60,w_645/d6ec497c7e39d4e8c854348229f2def2.jpg)
We can always count on Dr. Bernice King to call out people mis-appropriating her father’s legacy. During a victory speech, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) said he was inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King jr. Dr. Bernice King quickly clapped back saying that her father’s legacy was about “eradicating racism, militarism, and poverty,” not “denying healthcare to human beings or by separating Brown immigrant children from their parents.”