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    MLK Day activities underscore contrast between Trump and 2020 Democrats

    by Janet Hook and Eli Stokols, Los Angeles Times Jan 22, 2019 4 minutes

    WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump gave a fleeting, low-key nod to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the civil rights hero's national holiday Monday, while Democrats who may run against Trump in 2020 fanned out to public events across the nation for more fulsome tributes.

    The contrast served as a reminder both of Trump's troubled record on race relations, and of how central black voters will be in choosing the Democratic Party's nominee to unseat him. One aspirant, Sen. Kamala Harris of California, chose the day to announce her candidacy; she likely will be the only black woman in what is becoming a crowded party contest.

    Former Vice President Joe Biden, who has been weighing a 2020 bid,

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