Coretta Scott King began trending on Twitter late Wednesday shortly after the Washington Post reported that Attorney General Jeff Sessions had undisclosed contacts with a Russian official last year.
The civil rights hero and widow of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had written a letter opposing Sessions’ nomination for a federal judgeship in 1986 when he was a U.S. attorney. The nomination was killed by the Senate over allegations of racism, including those mentioned in the letter from King, which claimed he “used the awesome powers of his office in a shabby attempt to intimidate and frighten elderly black voters.”
Last month, while speaking out against Sessions’ nomination, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) was silenced by Republicans for reading the same letter on the Senate floor.
Now, Twitter users are envisioning King, who died in 2006, getting the last word. Here’s a sampling:
@NBCNews Coretta Scott King warned everyone that this and worse would happen.
— MaryAnn A. (@callmeminxiemay) March 1, 2017
Hey @SenateMajLdr It's Coretta Scott King calling from heaven "Told You So" #ShePersisted #Resist
— Michelle Vicari (@Eggface) March 2, 2017
Tonight is further evidence that it is a good idea to listen to and heed the words of Coretta Scott King. #Sessions #TrustBlackWomen pic.twitter.com/ngCGpIa1ky
— Women's March (@womensmarch) March 2, 2017
Whoops, looks like they shoulda let Elizabeth Warren read the Coretta Scott King letter after all ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
— Natalie Ballard (@NatalieBallard_) March 2, 2017
Coretta Scott King warned all of you. And people are wondering why we will never accept this man and his cabinet :( #NeverTrump #Resist
— Michelle Jones (@maej43) March 2, 2017
Coretta Scott King's ghost is all like: pic.twitter.com/tTmy6AHmo3
— TrumpsTaxes (@TrumpsTaxes) March 2, 2017
"Told you so." - Coretta Scott King #Sessions
— Kaivan Shroff (@KaivanShroff) March 2, 2017
I am pretty sure Coretta Scott King tried to tell y'all about Sessions in 1986... #ijs
— Val Brown (@ValeriaBrownEdu) March 2, 2017
I suspect Coretta Scott King is looking down and smiling. #ShePersisted #SessionsOver pic.twitter.com/rgqmqp9dsN
— Harold Itzkowitz (@HaroldItz) March 2, 2017
PRO TIP: Next time Coretta Scott King tells you not to trust someone, believe her.
— Ian Millhiser (@imillhiser) March 2, 2017
R I P Coretta Scott King we have your back here. https://t.co/Cnl00sAU8a
— katy (@onlykaty) March 2, 2017
Gee, what are the chances that someone like AG Jeff Sessions who fought with Coretta Scott King could POSSIBLY be a bad dude? pic.twitter.com/WSalCHYOhG
— Russell Drew (@RussOnPolitics) March 2, 2017
This is the precise sort of thing Coretta Scott King warned us about in her 1986 letter about Sessions. https://t.co/f10uwsGOHL
— Beau Willimon (@BeauWillimon) March 1, 2017
oh Jeff Session is terrible WHAT SHOCK WHAT SURPRISE WHAT SCANDAL MAYBE SOMEONE SHOULD HAVE LISTENED TO CORETTA SCOTT KING MAYBE IDK IDK pic.twitter.com/vFzNrPTL1u
— Brianna Shrum (@BriannaShrum) March 2, 2017
Remember when Republicans didn't think a letter from Coretta Scott King was reason enough to vote against Jeff Sessions as AG?
— Laurie Crosswell 🌞 (@lauriecrosswell) March 2, 2017
And yet Sen Warren was forced to sit down and shut up when she tried to warn the US Senate about Jeff Sessions, quoting Coretta Scott King!
— (((Anna))) (@TallyAnnaE) March 2, 2017
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