Rep. Lewis attacked President-elect Donald Trump as an “illegitimate president” during an interview with Chuck Todd on Meet the Press this past week. Trump responded in tweets. There is more. The civil rights leader made other partisan comments in the same interview.
Rep. Lewis Takes His Anger Out on Trump
Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), said he would not invite President-elect Donald Trump to visit Selma, Alabama, with him, though he also would not “do anything to prevent him from coming.”
On Bloody Sunday in 1965, Lewis was badly beaten by Alabama state troopers on Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge during a march for voting rights. He is a symbol of the fight for freedom.
Politicians and leaders from both parties – including Vice President-elect Mike Pence – have visited Selma with Lewis over the years. In 2015, Presidents Obama and Bush, went to Selma with Lewis and others to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday.
“By going to Selma,” Lewis said of Trump, “maybe he would learn something.” But, he added, “I would not invite him to come.”
John Lewis told Chuck Todd, “Well, on one hand we made a lot of progress, but we’re not there yet, and I think when the president spoke a few days ago he said we’re not a racist society and some people said it and some people believe that, but we’re not there yet.”
“The scars and stains of racism are still deeply embedded in American society. We cannot sweep it under some rug or in some dark corner. We have to continue to do all we can to move us closer to what Dr. Martin Luther king Jr. ”
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“Called the beloved community, where we can redeem the soul of America and lay down the burden of hate, separation and division.”
The problem is, however, that it can’t be one-sided and blacks can’t call all whites racist and expect that will help the situation. Also, it’s not the 1960s.
The idea that whites are privileged and all are racist is deeply rooted in Marxist race-baiting.
Rep. Lewis just sounds hateful to some when he says things like this. He’s not looking out for blacks. The congressman appears to be a Marxist first, black second. Has he lost his way?
Trump wants to help the inner cities. He should work with him to do that.
Trump Responded to the Original Comments
During this interview, Lewis said Trump was an illegitimate president. Trump responded in tweets.
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
Trump spoke the truth. Atlanta is one of the nation’s top ten murder capitals. The media is calling these tweets an “attack”. Are they an “attack”?
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
Rand Paul Weighs In
Trump is getting blasted in the media and on social media for daring to say anything to this icon of the civil rights movement. Many believe Rep. Lewis’s status as a revered leader makes him immune from any criticism.
Rand Paul weighed in.
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