Rev. Al Sharpton Says Trump Needs to Hear Aretha Franklin’s ‘Respect’

When it comes to respect, Rev. Al Sharpton suggested President Donald Trump take a cue from Aretha Franklin.

After the Queen of Soul’s passing Thursday, TMZ caught up with Sharpton in Manhattan, where he recalled his favorite song of hers.

“I love Natural Woman, but Respect goes across gender lines,” he said. “It’s in an era where some people are calling some women dogs. Respect is needed to be heard. We ought to play the president Aretha’s song, Respect.”

It was a direct swipe at Trump’s bashing of former aide Omarosa Manigault, on whom he unloaded a slew of insults this week, also calling her “wacky” and mocking her White House ouster.

Aside from praising Franklin’s famous lesson in manners, Sharpton reflected on her success as a black woman in the music industry, calling her “the soundtrack to the progress of America when it came to race” and remembering her appearance on the cover of TIME magazine.

“She was a queen all the way until the end,” he said.

Watch the clip above via TMZ.

[Image via screengrab]

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