John Lewis Responds to Trump in DNC Fundraising Email

Congressman John Lewis has offered reaction to Donald Trump in a DNC fundraising email that went out last night.

After Lewis said he doesn’t consider Trump a “legitimate president,” Trump fired back and called him a man of “all talk” and no action, even saying he should care more about the state of America’s inner cities.

Trump got a lot of criticism online for his response, and in the email last night Lewis had this to say in the email:

Today Donald Trump attacked me on Twitter. He said that I’m “all talk” and “no action.”

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.

The fundraising email says any donation made would be split evenly between the DNC and Lewis’ reelection fund.

You can read the full email below:

John Lewis hitting Donald Trump back in fundraising email: "I've been beaten bloody, tear-gassed…We refuse to stop now. We're not done…" pic.twitter.com/wVyPfY1h09

— Yamiche Alcindor (@Yamiche) January 14, 2017

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