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Trump's War of Words with Civil Rights Icon Rep. John Lewis
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  • January 17, 2017

Trump's War of Words with Civil Rights Icon Rep. John Lewis

The president-elect took to Twitter to attack Lewis, a beloved public servant who marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, after Lewis said Trump wasn't a legitimate president.

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