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Why Trump Assumes John Lewis's District Is "Crime-Infested"

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"The Lewis-Trump fracas started Saturday, when Lewis told NBC's “Meet the Press” that he didn't see Trump as a legitimate president and wouldn't be attending the inauguration for the first time in 30 years.

[Rep. John Lewis’s books sell out following Donald Trump’s attacks]

Trump struck back on Twitter, saying that Lewis needed to focus on his congressional district in Georgia, “which is in horrible shape and falling apart (not to mention crime infested) rather than falsely complaining about the election results.”

Trump said Lewis is “All talk, talk, talk — no action or results.”...


Lewis's statements made him the first prominent Democrat to claim that Russia's alleged hacking of the presidential election made Trump's presidency illegitimate.

The feud dominated TV news shows just days before the inauguration. And it contributed to a growing number of lawmakers who have said they will not be attending the inauguration.”*