Donald Trump Blasts Civil Rights Leader John Lewis On Social Media

Donald Trump Blasts Civil Rights Leader John Lewis On Social Media 

BHR Hollywood Reports...............President-elect Donald Trump railed against civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia, in two tweets Saturday morning, following the congressman’s plans to boycott next week’s inauguration.


Today (January 14), the president-elect kicked off the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend by criticizing US Representative and civil rights leader John Lewis after he claimed that Trump’s election was the product of Russian hacking and therefore illegitimate.


Lewis, who marched along side King at the 1963 March On Washington, told Meet The Press that the Russian’s cyber activity gave Trump the election.

Donald Trump 

“I think the Russians participated in helping this man get elected and they helped destroy the
candidacy of Hillary Clinton,” Lewis said. “I don’t plan to attend the inauguration.”

This of course didn’t sit well with The Donald, who instead of saying he disagrees with Lewis, decided to denigrate the decorated and long time equal rights warrior.

“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,” he tweeted. “All talk, talk, talk - no action or results. Sad!”

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

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

Twitter decided to scold Trump for his comments

It's telling, I'm afraid, that Donald Trump treats Vladimir Putin with more respect than he does John Lewis.

— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) January 14, 2017

John Lewis fought for civil rights, Trump paid for ads demanding the execution of five innocent Black teens. America, folks

— Rebecca Theodore (@FilmFatale_NYC) January 14, 2017

Donald Trump says John Lewis is all talk.

Here's a picture of John Lewis being beaten by a state trooper on "Bloody Sunday" in 1965. pic.twitter.com/yi81OktNhW

— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) January 14, 2017

John Lewis was arrested 45 times, while Donald Trump dodged the draft.

All talk, no action. pic.twitter.com/vNwUDa4Ria

— Michael Skolnik (@MichaelSkolnik) January 14, 2017