Donald Trump lashed out at Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) on Saturday ― two days before America recognizes Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Trump hit back at Lewis, suggesting that the congressman was doing a bad job of representing his district.
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. All talk, talk, talk – no action or results. Sad!
Trump was responding to Lewis questioning the president-elect’s legitimacy during an interview with NBC News Friday after intelligence reports said Russia interfered in the presidential election. “I don’t see this president-elect as a legitimate president,” Lewis told Chuck Todd, host of NBC’s “Meet The Press.”
The backlash was swift to Trump’s tweets about a man who’s considered a major figure in the civil rights movement.
Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) tweeted that Trump has “no clue” about sacrifice:
.@repjohnlewis knows true sacrifice. @realDonaldTrump has no clue. When cluelessness collides with power oppression results. Resistance! https://twitter.com/howiewolf/status/820262825230794752 …
Sen. Ben Sasse (Neb.), an anti-Trump Republican, tweeted that “Lewis and his ‘talk’ have changed the world.” Sasse tweeted Friday asking Lewis to come to Trump’s inauguration.
“It isn’t about a man,” Sasse tweeted. “It is a celebration of peaceful transfer of power.”
Conservative commentator and noted Trump critic Bill Kristol compared Trump’s talk about Lewis to the way he treats Russian President Vladimir Putin:
It’s telling, I’m afraid, that Donald Trump treats Vladimir Putin with more respect than he does John Lewis.
Many pointed out the irony of Trump saying Lewis was “all talk,” posting photos of him marching with King and staging sit-ins:
“All talk, talk, talk – no action or results. Sad!” – Trump on John Lewis
