Alveda King: Trump a 'Very Brilliant Man,' 'Compassionate'

President Donald Trump and Alveda King (AP)

By    |   Sunday, 16 July 2017 09:45 PM EDT ET

Dr. Alveda King responded to remarks made by Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., who claimed on Friday President Donald Trump didn't know about the struggle of African-Americans and the history of the civil rights movement, the Washington Examiner reported Sunday.

"Trump himself is a very brilliant man. I believe he is compassionate," King told "Fox & Friends" Sunday.

King, who is the niece of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., said Trump was "knowledgeable of much of the history of African Americans" and has "surrounded himself" with African-American leaders. She also said the president was "certainly fighting for civil rights for the little unborn persons in the womb who have a right to live."

King is director of the anti-abortion group Civil Rights for the Unborn.

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