Donald Trump's speech in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021, featured a larger crowd than did Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.

Trump compared his crowd size on Jan. 6, 2021, to that of the crowd who gathered to hear Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic speech. Bettmann Archive / Getty Images ...

During a freewheeling press conference at his Mar-A-Lago resort on Thursday, Trump claimed he drew a bigger crowd on January 6, 2021, than King did for his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.

Says his Jan. 6, 2021, speech on the White House Ellipse drew the “same number of people,” as the 1963 March on Washington where Martin Luther King Jr. gave his “I Have a Dream” speech.

Trump’s claim of drawing larger crowd than MLK ‘Dream’ speech debunked. By Ernie Suggs. Aug 9, 2024. At the time, it was one of the largest mass gatherings Americans had ever seen.

The draft of MLK's most famous speech lacked its most famous lines. The 'I Have a Dream' part was suggested by Mahalia Jackson as King neared the end of his 1963 speech at the Lincoln Memorial.

During a freewheeling press conference at his Mar-A-Lago resort on Thursday, Trump claimed he drew a bigger crowd on January 6, 2021, than King did for his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.

Trump compares his Jan. 6 crowd to the audience for MLK's ‘I Have a Dream' speech At a news conference Thursday, Trump said he thought he actually had "more people" than the civil rights leader ...

Trump said he drew a bigger crowd on January 6 than Martin Luther King Jr. did in 1963. ... 2021, than King did for his famous "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963. "I'll tell you, ...

Trump bragged that the crowd he addressed on Jan. 6, 2021, was the largest he’s ever spoken to and said those who were arrested for storming the Capitol were being treated “very unfairly.” ...

Trump compares his Jan. 6 crowd to the audience for MLK's ‘I Have a Dream' speech At a news conference Thursday, Trump said he thought he actually had "more people" than the civil rights leader ...