Posted on 12/07/2017 2:00:49 PM PST by Hojczyk
Reps. John Lewis (D-Ga.) announced Thursday he won’t attend the opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum on Saturday because President Trump will be there.
“President Trump’s attendance and his hurtful policies are an insult to the people portrayed in this civil rights museum," Lewis said in a joint statement with Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.).
Lewis and Thompson cited Trump’s past comments about women, immigrants and NFL players who have protested during the national anthem before games, saying his remarks "disrespect the efforts" of civil rights leaders.
Lewis had previously said he was reconsidering whether to attend after the White House announced Tuesday that Trump would be at the event in Jackson, Miss.
“We think it’s unfortunate that these members of Congress wouldn’t join the President in honoring the incredible sacrifice civil rights leaders made to right the injustices in our history," White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement.
"The President hopes others will join him in recognizing that the movement was about removing barriers and unifying Americans of all backgrounds.”
Lewis has been a frequent critic of Trump and drew the president’s ire in January, before Trump officially took office, after saying he didn't consider him to be a “legitimate president."
Trump said on Twitter the congressman should “spend more time on fixing and helping his district, which is in horrible shape and falling apart (not to mention crime infested).”
Lewis, on Wednesday, was one of 58 House Democrats who voted in favor of beginning impeachment proceedings against Trump. The measure overwhelmingly failed in the GOP-lead House.
Lewis was a key civil rights leader in the 1960s as chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
The NAACP, on Tuesday, announced opposition to Trump attending the museum opening, saying he has created a “racially hostile climate.”
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I hope President Trump doesn’t back down.
In other words, Gee what a shame.
Legitimate? Did you read: “chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee”? That was a left-wing organization that was anything but non-violent. Being left-wing, they had NO interest in improving the rights of people and their only goal was achieving power.
“Seems Lewis, a legitimate Civil rights hero is only hurting himself here.”
It doesn’t mean $hit what he’s done in the past, he’s a racist pig now. It’s just like “honoring” John McCain because he was a lousy pilot.
Maybe Lewis’ announcement deserves another Tweet from Sarah Sanders — “Christmas comes early to the White House!”
“One learns things over time. One thing I learned when Obama was president was just how many black people really don’t like whites....just because they were white. I am 55 and this was new to me.”
Yes, and the other thing I learned at age 75 is that the GOP has been screwing me for the whole of my life and I didn’t see it until Donald J. Trump turned on the light and the GOPe cockroaches started looking for dark corners in which to hide.
Why did John Lewis, who supposedly battled the KKK over civil rights, immediately Join the party of the KKK right after MLK Jr was killed??
Why did the black population surrender and join the party of segregation and slavery??
Good news. He is a fraud anyway, who has been living off the civil rights movement for years while doing little for his constituents.
The NAACP, on Tuesday, announced opposition to Trump attending the museum opening, saying he has created a “racially hostile climate.”
CORRECTION
announced opposition to OBAMA attending the museum opening, saying he has created a “racially hostile climate.”
These SJW blacks are putting their extreme racism on full display since President Trump was elected.
They go back and forth between being a victim and being offended by............ everything.
Good.
<<< he won’t attend the opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum >>>
Excellent! That means they won’t have to fumigate the place after the event.
That’s why Trump got elected....whites got tired of being called racist..plus blacks have been committing crimes against whites in increasing numbers
Lewis is a lot like McCain - got complete and permanent moral authority for something he did 50 years ago (Lewis got cracked over the head on the Edmund Pettus Bridge, McCain was a POW), spent the last 30 years being an a-hole.
The dude rolls over to 78 in Feb...
Another example of why we need TERM LIMITS...
Reps. John Lewis (D-Ga.) is a one note tune. “racism”.
John, you sir are horse crap fella.
Typical Leftist “warrior” - will only show up where the enemy isn’t so he can snipe at empty desert and claim victory....
“He knows he ca’t talk pwain”
The Black Elmer Fudd.
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