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  • Rep. John Lewis Is Boycotting Trump’s Visit to the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Opening

    Reps. John Lewis (D-Ga.) and Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) announced Thursday that they will be skipping Saturday’s opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Jackson because Donald Trump will be in attendance—something they consider to be “an insult” to the black heroes commemorated there. Thompson and Lewis issued a joint statement that said, “President Trump’s…

  • Watch: How Black Lawmakers Are Resisting Trump

    Make no mistake: Many black lawmakers are not here for President Donald Trump. And they weren’t shy about sharing their disdain for 45 at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s 47th Annual Legislative Conference in Washington, D.C. “Every time he soft-pedals the Klan and the Nazis and calls for a Muslim ban and wants to build…

  • Sen. Cory Booker and Rep. John Lewis Host Sit-In on Capitol Steps to Protest Health Care Bill 

    On Monday night, Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) sat down on the steps of the Capitol in Washington, D.C., to host a sit-in to protest the health care bill the Senate is currently debating. The Better Care Reconciliation Act was recently revealed after being kept tightly under wraps…

  • This Video of Civil Rights Hero John Lewis ‘Turnt Up’ Is Everything

    Remember John Lewis? Remember how our pear-shaped, pumpkin-colored president got butt-hurt when the civil rights hero said he didn’t see Donald Trump as a “legitimate president”? Remember how Receding-Hairline Hitler jumped on Twitter and tweeted: This weekend, while Trump was at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida meeting with his “alt-right” all-star team that included Jeff…

  • Rep. John Lewis Doesn’t See Trump as a Legitimate President 

    Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) says he doesn’t see Donald Trump as a legitimate president, and he will not be attending next week’s inauguration. In an exclusive interview with NBC News’ Meet the Press, Lewis was asked by Chuck Todd if he would try to forge a relationship with the president-elect. “I believe in forgiveness; I…