‘Sit this one out’: FBI’s tweet commemorating MLK Day sends heads crashing to desks

But it’s also MLK Day, and the FBI kept their track record of “seriously??” going with this tweet to mark the federal holiday:

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’” This #MLKDay2022 and every day, the #FBI remains dedicated to service and committed to protecting our communities. pic.twitter.com/HDpq9iWXWP

— FBI (@FBI) January 17, 2022

One piece of advice for the FBI social media team:

You should sit this one out. https://t.co/D3qzgUY74F

— Anna James Zeigler (@ajzeigler) January 17, 2022

Um, yeah:

Didn't you guys spy on him https://t.co/FGTN6RFbQd

— Dana Loesch (@DLoesch) January 17, 2022

Aren’t you the same FBI that illegally spied on MLK, sought sex tapes of him, leaked the information, and then tried to bully MLK into killing himself? https://t.co/ObbMN0is5E

— Sean Davis (@seanmdav) January 17, 2022

Maybe there are some at the FBI who don’t remember, or never learned about, what happened when MLK Jr. was alive.

This you?https://t.co/thLbw8diXs

— Steve Cox (@RealSteveCox) January 17, 2022

pic.twitter.com/M3Xwgxn8SY

— 🔫 ⚙Pinko Punko🌾🛼 (@YouCaughtScott) January 17, 2022

Was that quote taken from your surveillance of King?

— Julie H Wright✝️⭐️⭐️⭐️🥋 (@juliew38138) January 17, 2022

Maybe sit today out https://t.co/zpKLr474ge

— Lizz "Watch Feminist Buzzkills Live!" Winstead (@lizzwinstead) January 17, 2022

This one was worthy of “the List”:

✍🏼uh✍🏼oh✍🏼 pic.twitter.com/pjzNRvz9bk

— Siraj Hashmi (@SirajAHashmi) January 17, 2022