Trump Continues Twitter Attack on John Lewis: He Should Focus on ‘Burning and Crime Infested Inner-Cities’
President-elect Donald Trump continued his attacks on Congressman John Lewis (D GA-5) Saturday night.
After a pair of tweets earlier in the day, Trump returned to social media early Saturday evening to fire off more criticism at the Congressman — who, in an NBC interview, said he doesn’t consider Trump to be a “legitimate President,” and plans to boycott Friday’s Inauguration.
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
This was essentially the same line of criticism Trump had earlier in the day:
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
Those tweets prompted Lewis’s supporters to Tweet bucolic images from the district using the hashtag #Defendthe5th, which run counter to Trump’s description of the area.
Please stay away from our horrible district @realDonaldTrump #DefendThe5th #fifthdistrict pic.twitter.com/oKX3h0KfBT
— Cordell Carter (@CC_atl) January 14, 2017
My "falling apart," "horrible" home in the #fifthdistrict as requested @ajc #defendthe5th #Atlanta #ATL pic.twitter.com/Qo79COXcSS
— Natasha (@kitchenwitchjam) January 14, 2017
I’m a UGA grad, so this pains me — but how about one of the top engineering schools in the nation? @realDonaldTrump #DefendThe5th pic.twitter.com/RHk60xDcaJ
— marcusowens (@marcusowens) January 14, 2017
Further, Lewis’s graphic novel trilogy, March — which recounts his experiences as a leader of the Civil Rights movement — has shot up to No. 1 on the Amazon Best Seller list.
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