“The View” co-host Sunny Hostin did not mince words when discussing President Donald Trump‘s inauguration and his first day in office, which included a bevy of controversial executive order signings.
Hostin, an attorney and former federal prosecutor for the U.S. Department of Justice, called out the “hypocrisy” of Trump being sworn in on the federal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., considering Trump ordered the elimination of diversity, equity, and inclusion offices within the federal government and reversed a previous order by President Joe Biden for the government to advance racial equity programs.
During his inaugural address on Monday, Trump vowed to make Dr. King’s “dream a reality” but also promised to end the “government policy of trying to socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life.” He added, “We will forward to a society that is colorblind and merit-based.”
“The irony of it,” said Hostin. “Martin Luther King not only wanted racial equality, he …