MSNBC host Al Sharpton is planning a protest at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in D.C. just six days before Donald Trump's inauguration to the White House.
Sharpton, who compared the election's outcome to the racial backlash that followed the abolition of slavery, told a crowd in Harlem on Saturday to "saddle up" and "fight for the future of this country," Politico reported.
"You think you're going to take away our health care? Saddle up your horse. We're going to fight every step of the way. You better know we're coming. We ain't backing down. We lost a round but the fight ain't over," Sharpton said during a rally.
The controversial activist promised to "put pressure" on senators who will be tasked with confirming Trump's cabinet nominees, adding that he's met with lawmakers to craft a legislative strategy for the incoming Republican administration.
He said he would specifically push Congress to uphold Obamacare. Trump said on the campaign trail he would repeal President Obama's signature health care law, though he told the Wall Street Journal on Friday he would now consider leaving pieces of it in tact.
"We have got to hold the Democratic Party's feet to the fire for losing the election," Sharpton said. "We have lost an election but we haven't lost our minds."