Bill Ackman Misinterprets MLK to Float Debunked DEI Claim

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The hedge fund chief used MLK Day to insist the late civil rights icon would have been opposed to people enjoying their civil rights.

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Published Jan. 15 2024 8:36PM EST

A 2017 photo of hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman speaking at a conference in Las Vegas. — Richard Brian/Reuters

Billionaire hedge fund chief and anti-DEI crusader Bill Ackman on Monday—MLK Day—joined world’s richest man Elon Musk and largely-ignored Democratic presidential candidate Dean Phillips on Space, formerly Spaces, on X, formerly Twitter,

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Bill Ackman Misinterprets MLK to Float Debunked DEI Claim

The hedge fund chief used MLK Day to insist the late civil rights icon would have been opposed to people enjoying their civil rights.

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