Civil Rights and Social Justice
Civil rights hero Rep. John Lewis knows a thing or two about fighting for what's right, and this week he's taken another moral stand: refusing to attend the inauguration of Donald Trump.
A growing number of Democrat lawmakers are boycotting Donald Trump's inauguration this week, after a feud broke out between the President-elect and civil rights campaigner-turned-Representative John Lewis, who said he will not be a 'legitimate' President.
At least 18 Democratic lawmakers have said they will boycott US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration this week, after disclosure of Russia's alleged meddling in the 2016 election and his rebuke of civil rights icon John Lewis, according to a media report on Sunday.
The list of Democratic lawmakers who will boycott Donald Trump's inauguration is growing following a Martin Luther King weekend spat between the president-elect and Congressman John Lewis that the Trump team tried to tamp down on Sunday.
Unless you've been living under a rock, you're probably aware that Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States this Friday, January 20.
After Donald Trump's attacks against civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis, more legislators are rushing to boycott the president-elect's upcoming inauguration, citing his feud with the Georgia Democrat as the last straw in their decision.
Donald Trump's feud with civil rights icon John Lewis is highlighting the president-elect's willingness to attack any and all political rivals even with his inauguration less than a week away.
Donald Trump tore into civil rights legend John Lewis on Saturday for questioning the legitimacy of the Republican billionaire's White House victory, intensifying a feud with the black congressman days before the national holiday honoring
Days before the U.S. holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr., Donald Trump has attacked U.S. Representative John Lewis after the civil rights legend said he didn't consider Trump a "legitimate president" because of what he believed were Russia's attempts to help Trump win the presidency.
The attack, coming just days before Martin Luther King Jr. Day, seem to have energized a number of Lewis' fellow Democratic lawmakers, as they joined his boycott of the inauguration after Trump's tweet storm.
Below are the Democratic lawmakers who do not plan on attending.
Arizona
Rep. Raul Grijalva