What was the real reason for the kerfuffle with President-Elect Trump by John Lewis?

He leaves the interview and:

HE PENS A FUND-RAISING LETTER FOR THE DNC.

Rep. John Lewis Saturday cited the rift with President-elect Donald Trump in a letter to raise money for the Democratic National Committee, calling on supporters to help “stand up to injustice.”

(He must be talking about Obama’s injustice to the blacks during his eight years.)

The letter was included in a tweet posted by Time magazine political reporter Zeke Miller:

Today Donald Trump attacked me on Twitter,” the civil rights icon and longtime Georgia congressman began. “He said that I’m ‘all talk’ and ‘no action.’
“I’ve been beaten, bloody, tear-gassed, fighting for what’s right for America,” Lewis said. “I’ve marched at Selma with Dr. [Martin Luther] King.

“Sometimes that’s what it takes to move our country in the right direction.

“We refuse to stop now,” Lewis continued. “We’re not done fighting for progress.

“We’re ready for the next four years,” he added. “Join me and chip in whatever you can today to help Democrats stand up to injustice.”

The dust-up began on Friday when Lewis told NBC News in a “Meet the Press” interview that he did not view Trump as “a legitimate president” because of the Russian hacks of the DNC and other party operatives during the November election.

“I don’t see this president-elect as a legitimate president,” he told host Chuck Todd for an interview to be aired Sunday.

“I think the Russians participated in helping this man get elected,” Lewis added. “And they helped destroy the candidacy of Hillary Clinton.”

He is among 16 Democrats who have said that they would not attend Trump’s inauguration next Friday.

Trump hit back Saturday in Twitter posts that characterized the Fifth Congressional District, which Lewis has represented since 1987, as “falling apart” and “crime-infested.”

Atlanta and many wealthy suburbs are in the district — and Mayor Kasim Reed and other local officials bashed Trump for wallowing in stereotypes.

Later Saturday, Trump doubled-down on his earlier posts while calling on Lewis to help him revive the nation’s inner cities.
Some comments on John Lewis fund raising letter to Zeke:

@ZekeJMiller –  it’s sad that this is how our democracy works.

Bad/stupid/outrageous thing happens.
Exploit for money.
Rinse.
Repeat.

@ZekeJMiller – That went down fifty years ago. What have you done since?

@ZekeJMiller –  Waste taxpayer’s money in the Washington swamp doing much of nothing

@ZekeJMiller –  He wrote his email with a pen?

@ZekeJMiller –  A black democrat using racism from 50 years ago to make money? I’m shocked

@ZekeJMiller – He left out the part about his own party being the root cause of slavery and hatred.

@ZekeJMiller –  Every time John Lewis tells that story it becomes a little more meaningless especially when he uses it to fund raise!

@ZekeJMiller  –  Who cares if he was at Selma or with MLK, He breached his oath of office, killed jobs for blacks,exploits for votes

@ZekeJMiller  – So it is all politics after all!

@ZekeJMiller  –  It’s as if this was all a setup to question the election with impunity, provoke Trump into saying something stupid, and fundraise off it.

@ZekeJMiller  – So the 30 year Congressman is playing the victim card?

@ZekeJMiller –  Dr. King would be ashamed of Lewis. The right direction by boycotting an inauguration? Bullcrap I say.

@ZekeJMiller –  Lewis is nothing but a dumb useless hack.

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