Dr. Martin Luther King Jnr.'s pro-life niece revealed on MLK Day that she voted for Donald Trump.

Evangelist Alveda King, the director of Civil Rights for the Unborn, made the stunning revelation during an interview with the American Thinker on Monday.

The 65-year-old added that she was praying for Trump and Congressman John Lewis to put aside their differences after their well publicized spat and learn to work together.

'I pray that all polar opposites learn to Agape Love, live and work together as brothers and sisters — or perish as fools,' she said after civil rights leader Rep. Lewis, who marched alongside MLK, said he didn't consider Trump a 'legitimate president.'

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s pro-life niece Alveda (left, in 2009) revealed on MLK Day that she voted for Donald Trump (right in New York on Friday)

Earlier this year, she met with Trump's son Donald J. Trump Jnr. who posted a picture of their encounter on Instagram on Monday morning

'While I voted for Mr. Trump, my confidence remains in God, for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness,' added the anti-abortionist.

'Prayers for President-elect Trump, Congressman Lewis, and everyone including leaders.'

She made the revelation as people across the country mark the federal holiday of Martin Luther King Day.

It became a national holiday in 1983 under President Ronald Reagan - twenty years after the civil rights leader gave his iconic 'I Have A Dream' speech in 1963 - and has been observed on the Monday closest to King's birthday ever since.

Alveda King, a former Georgia state representative, has previously spoken in support of the president-elect and his policies.

Evangelist Alveda King (pictured in 2014) the director of Civil Rights for the Unborn, told the American Thinker she was praying for that Trump and Congressman John Lewis could put aside their differences after their well publicized spat

And earlier this year, she met with Trump's son Donald J. Trump Jnr. who posted a picture of their encounter on Instagram on Monday morning, praising her as a 'vocal Trump supporter.'

'Thinking back to this fall when I had the honor of meeting Alveda King,' he posted, 'niece of the great Martin Luther King Jr., activist, former Georgia state representative, and member of our National Diversity Coalition who has also been and amazing and vocal Trump supporter. #mlk #martinlutherking.'

Last August, she even described the real estate mogul-turned politician has having 'take a page' out of her uncle MLK's book on how to deal with black communities.

Following the announcement of Trump's plans for the black community - which she called 'promising' and his comments that Democrats simply expected black votes in the run up to the election, without earning them, Alveda King told Fox: 'I listened very carefully to everything Mr. Trump has said in the last 72 hours or so and I fully agree with so many of the things that he's saying.

'He has taken a page from the book of my daddy, A. D. King, and my uncle Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. looking at the climate, people and really being concerned about what's happening in every community across America.'

She made the revelation as people across the country mark the federal holiday of Martin Luther King (pictured) Day

It may seem surprising that King, the niece of the celebrated civil rights leader, voted for Trump, a notoriously divisive figure.

But Alveda, who serves as a Pastoral Associate and Director of Civil Rights for the Unborn, the African-American Outreach for Priests for Life and Gospel of Life Ministries, is a fierce pro-life advocate.

But during his campaign Trump, trying to appeal for the evangelical vote, pledged to appoint pro-life Supreme Court justices.

'At no time did Mr. Trump advise that Americans need to disobey the Bible,' King said of his pledges, after a closed meeting between him and religious leaders. 'Those words did not come out of his mouth.'

Following his election day victory, King said that she hoped Trump would remember those who voted and prayed for him to help heal the racial tensions in the U.S.

'I'm born into a family of preachers,' she told Fox Business in November. 'So I want Mr. Trump to remember that many people who voted for him took a long time praying for him. And if he can take some of that divine guidance, that's going to help him out. We do need unity, and from my perspective as a minister myself, God has not forgotten America.

President-elect Donald Trump tweeted about MLK on Monday, after going after civil rights icon John Lewis on Saturday

President-elect Trump (left) will meet with Martin Luther King III (right), the civil rights leader's son, today to mark MLK Day

Alveda King said she was praying for that Trump and Congressman John Lewis (right, speaking to NBC's Chuck Todd) could put aside their differences after their well publicized spat after Lewis questioned the legitimacy of his election

'So if Mr. Trump can remember that, I believe that he can take some positive steps towards unity,' she said.

Alveda King has previously criticized President Obama for failing to mention the 55 million fetuses aborted in America in his Selma speech about voting rights.

Today, the incoming president called on the nation to celebrate Martin Luther King day and hailed the 'wonderful things' that King stood for – as he prepared to meet with his son Martin Luther King III.

Trump tweeted: 'Celebrate Martin Luther King Day and all of the many wonderful things that he stood for. Honor him for being the great man that he was!'

Trump's praise for the man who helped bring about an end to racial segregation and transform American society came as he prepared to meet with Martin Luther King III in New York Monday.

The Reverend Bernice King, the daughter of Martin Luther King, has posted a picture online of her alongside her father's memorial to mark MLK Day

She then posted the tribute to her father and signed off the post with the hashtag #MLK

The two men will meet 'to talk about the legacy of Dr. King, ways that we can continue to enfranchise people and advocate for more people to be part of the voting process and further the legacy that Dr. King fought so hard for,' incoming spokesman Sean Spicer revealed Monday morning in an appearance on 'Fox and Friends.'

Martin Luther King III's sister, Reverend Bernice King, marked her late father's birthday by posting a touching online tribute saying 'Happy birthday day, I miss you!'

Reverend King tweeted a picture of her up close to the memorial to her father in West Potomac Park in Washington DC. In the moving snap, she can be seen placing her hand on the statue's nose while laying her forehead against the memorial.

She then posted the tribute to her father - who would have turned 88 yesterday - and signed off the post with the hashtag #MLK.