President-elect Donald Trump unleashed a Twitter attack on Congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis, after the lawmaker said he wouldn't attend Trump's inauguration because he doesn't see him as a "legitimate president."
Lewis in an interview with NBC on Friday cited Russia's meddling in the election for his view on the legitimacy of the presidential election results, and his comments stoked controversy with Republicans and debate inside the Democratic Party.
"I don't see this president-elect as a legitimate president," Lewis said.
Trump hit back, slamming Lewis today for "falsely complaining about the election," and called him "all talk, talk, talk -- no action or results!"
Trump’s tweets spurred a backlash on social media, including by some who said Trump was dismissing Lewis' accomplishments in the struggle for civil rights on the weekend before Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Lewis himself responded to Trump today in a DNC fundraising email in which he said, "I've been beaten bloody, tear-gassed, fighting for what's right for America. I've marched at Selma with Dr. King. Sometimes that's what it takes to move our country in the right direction."
Lewis is one of the last surviving central organizing figures of the U.S. civil rights movement and was beat by police in a march for voting rights on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama.
Some other critics complained about the president-elect calling Lewis' congressional district in Georgia "crime infested" and "falling apart."
Lewis has represented his district since 1986, and it includes some of the more affluent areas around Atlanta. It is home to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, several Fortune 500 companies, and well-known universities and colleges including Emory University, Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Georgia Tech and Georgia State University, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
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John Lewis, D-Ga., after the civil rights icon said he would skip Trump's inauguration and doesn't consider his election legitimate.
"Congressman John Lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district, which is in horrible shape and falling apart (not to mention crime infested) rather than falsely complaining about the election results," Trump tweeted.
"John Lewis is an icon of the Civil Rights Movement who is fearless in the pursuit of justice and equality," she wrote.
Trump slammed for attacking civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis
John Lewis says he doesn't see President-elect Donald Trump as a "legitimate" commander in chief following Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
The intelligence community has argued in an official report that the Russians, at the direction of President Vladimir Putin, sought to influence the campaign and boost Trump, a conclusion that Trump has vehemently disputed.
John Lewis: Donald Trump is not a 'legitimate' president - CNNPolitics.com
Congressman John Lewis, who questions President-elect Donald Trump's legitimacy, is among a growing group of Democratic lawmakers who will not attend Trump's inauguration on Friday.
Trump's comments - as well as criticism from supporters, such as conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza, who tweeted "John Lewis is not a 'legend' - he was a minor player in the civil rights movement who became a nasty, bitter old man" - have drawn a torrent of support on social media from those who find the president-elect's remarks unseemly, including Republicans.
John Lewis on Kennedy's Commitment to Civil Rights.
Congressman John Lewis, questioning Trump's legitimacy, among Dems skipping the inauguration
President-Elect Donald Trump is now under fire against a Civil Rights Icon, John Lewis, after not attending Trump's inauguration. Trump's tweet had caused a one-two punch, but a couple of members from Congress fought back in stories of tweets saying that Trump has no clue.
Check out @KamalaHarris's Tweet: Kamala Harris on Twitter
Check out @keithellison's Tweet: Rep. Keith Ellison on Twitter
How does the Civil Rights Icon, John Lewis, feel about Trump's awful tweets about him? Did Democrats made a backlash against Trump's firestorm before his inauguration? How do you feel about this backlash? Can Lewis fight Trump back for the tweets he used?
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Lewis in an interview with NBC on Friday cited Russia's meddling in the election for his view on the legitimacy of the presidential election results, and his comments stoked controversy with Republicans and debate inside the Democratic Party.
"I don't see this president-elect as a legitimate president," Lewis said.
Trump hit back, slamming Lewis today for "falsely complaining about the election," and called him "all talk, talk, talk -- no action or results!"
Trump’s tweets spurred a backlash on social media, including by some who said Trump was dismissing Lewis' accomplishments in the struggle for civil rights on the weekend before Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Lewis himself responded to Trump today in a DNC fundraising email in which he said, "I've been beaten bloody, tear-gassed, fighting for what's right for America. I've marched at Selma with Dr. King. Sometimes that's what it takes to move our country in the right direction."
Lewis is one of the last surviving central organizing figures of the U.S. civil rights movement and was beat by police in a march for voting rights on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama.
Some other critics complained about the president-elect calling Lewis' congressional district in Georgia "crime infested" and "falling apart."
Lewis has represented his district since 1986, and it includes some of the more affluent areas around Atlanta. It is home to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, several Fortune 500 companies, and well-known universities and colleges including Emory University, Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Georgia Tech and Georgia State University, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
http://abcn.ws/2ioKAHH
John Lewis, D-Ga., after the civil rights icon said he would skip Trump's inauguration and doesn't consider his election legitimate.
"Congressman John Lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district, which is in horrible shape and falling apart (not to mention crime infested) rather than falsely complaining about the election results," Trump tweeted.
"John Lewis is an icon of the Civil Rights Movement who is fearless in the pursuit of justice and equality," she wrote.
Trump slammed for attacking civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis
John Lewis says he doesn't see President-elect Donald Trump as a "legitimate" commander in chief following Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
The intelligence community has argued in an official report that the Russians, at the direction of President Vladimir Putin, sought to influence the campaign and boost Trump, a conclusion that Trump has vehemently disputed.
John Lewis: Donald Trump is not a 'legitimate' president - CNNPolitics.com
Congressman John Lewis, who questions President-elect Donald Trump's legitimacy, is among a growing group of Democratic lawmakers who will not attend Trump's inauguration on Friday.
Trump's comments - as well as criticism from supporters, such as conservative commentator Dinesh D'Souza, who tweeted "John Lewis is not a 'legend' - he was a minor player in the civil rights movement who became a nasty, bitter old man" - have drawn a torrent of support on social media from those who find the president-elect's remarks unseemly, including Republicans.
John Lewis on Kennedy's Commitment to Civil Rights.
Congressman John Lewis, questioning Trump's legitimacy, among Dems skipping the inauguration
President-Elect Donald Trump is now under fire against a Civil Rights Icon, John Lewis, after not attending Trump's inauguration. Trump's tweet had caused a one-two punch, but a couple of members from Congress fought back in stories of tweets saying that Trump has no clue.
Check out @KamalaHarris's Tweet: Kamala Harris on Twitter
Check out @keithellison's Tweet: Rep. Keith Ellison on Twitter
How does the Civil Rights Icon, John Lewis, feel about Trump's awful tweets about him? Did Democrats made a backlash against Trump's firestorm before his inauguration? How do you feel about this backlash? Can Lewis fight Trump back for the tweets he used?
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