Vance Delivers MLK Day Remarks on National Mall

Vice President JD Vance delivered remarks at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event on the National Mall on Jan. 15, 2026. The administration's remarks framed King's legacy as opposition to race-conscious policies, in line with Trump's executive orders eliminating federal diversity, equity, and inclusion programs—an interpretation contested by civil rights organizations including the NAACP and the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change.