Trump declared “I’m not a racist” and honors King’s legacy

President Donald Trump says the Rev Martin Luther King Jr’s dream of a colorblind society is the American dream.

US President dedicated his weekly address to King, the civil rights leader who was assassinated 50 years ago in April.

Donald Trump spent today’s King federal holiday in Florida with no public appearances on his official schedule, but he tweeted the radio and video address to his followers.

Trump says in the address that King’s dream of a colorblind society offers dignity and hope to every American, regardless of color or creed.

He is marking his first King holiday in office buffeted by claims that he used a vulgarity to describe African countries and questioned the need to allow more Haitians into the US.