Just two days before Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President-elect Donald Trump took to Twitter to bash one of the most important living figures of the U.S. civil rights movement, Congressman John Lewis. Lewis said on Meet The Press that he believes that the Russian hacking scandal helped Trump win the election, and added “I don’t see this president-elect as a legitimate president.” He also revealed that he has no plans to attend the Inauguration for the first time in his Congressional career. Trump hit back, saying that his detractor was “all talk.”
Congressman John Lewis should finally focus on the burning and crime infested inner-cities of the U.S. I can use all the help I can get!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 15, 2017
Congressman John Lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district, which is in horrible shape and falling apart (not to……
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 14, 2017
mention crime infested) rather than falsely complaining about the election results. All talk, talk, talk – no action or results. Sad!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 14, 2017
We beg to differ.
Like his mentor and friend Martin Luther King, Jr, this man has no fear. And he makes us proud.