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king was the conscience of the american people, john lewis is the conscience today. >> john lewis has earned the right to say whatever he wants to say, right? he's earned the right to be the crazy grandfather, the grandfather that provides some sort of knowledge, and teaching for younger folks. he has his right to say his opinion. i think it's insensitive of mr. trump not to be cognizant of everything that was going on at this moment. this was a great opportunity to build a bridge with mr. lewis and the civil rights generation, to have better conversations about race in america, and mr. trump failed to take advantage of that. >> and now there's paris, paris, what's your take? >> you set me up like that? >> i know you have a different take. >> i will first say i have worked with congressman lewis. when i was at the white house we honored him. he is a national treasure. senator mansion was correct when he said his statements were uncalled nor. >> donald trump is the legitimate president of the united states based upon the way we do our elections systems in this country. >> what makes me
king was the conscience of the american people, john lewis is the conscience today. >> john lewis has earned the right to say whatever he wants to say, right? he's earned the right to be the crazy grandfather, the grandfather that provides some sort of knowledge, and teaching for younger folks. he has his right to say his opinion. i think it's insensitive of mr. trump not to be cognizant of everything that was going on at this moment. this was a great opportunity to build a bridge with...
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>>> i think john lewis, i think he was feeling this, he was coming from a place of passion, john lewis, i don't think anyone asked if donald trump was a legitimate president, it's something that lewis felt he needed to say. what wasn't warranted is the president elect's attack on john lewis in such a personal and stereotypical way, to automatically revert to, your community sucks, because clearly you represent a black community that sucks is incorrect. >> it did go from russia meddling in the election, to you have a terrible community you should do more for your community. you haven't done anything. and quite honestly, the man almost lost his life, what more does one have to do in one lifetime? >> i want to say happy mlk day down here in atlanta. before i you know, say anything else, john, thank you for having me. john lewis got on "meet the press" and said there was a russian conspiracy that relates to the election process. the fbi said there is no evidence of any wrongdoing or any meddling in the election process, that right there for him to come out and say that the russians were --
>>> i think john lewis, i think he was feeling this, he was coming from a place of passion, john lewis, i don't think anyone asked if donald trump was a legitimate president, it's something that lewis felt he needed to say. what wasn't warranted is the president elect's attack on john lewis in such a personal and stereotypical way, to automatically revert to, your community sucks, because clearly you represent a black community that sucks is incorrect. >> it did go from russia...
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but first let's discuss this feud with congressman john lewis. cnn jessica schneider is live outside trump tower. jessica, what is the president-elect saying and why? >> reporter: well it was just before 8:00 this morning that the president-elect took to twitter as he often does firing back at those comments by congressman john lewis that happened yesterday -- that came out yesterday saying that congressman lewis does not view donald trump's presidency as legitimate. in part, because of those russian hacks during the election season. donald trump did fire back this morning in two different tweets. i'll read them for you. donald trump saying, congressman john lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district which is in horrible shape and falling apart not to mention crime infested rather than falsely complaining about the election results, all talk talk talk, no action or results. sad. of course, many would argue with that depiction of congressman john lewis, a renowned and respected civil rights leader who marched alongside martin
but first let's discuss this feud with congressman john lewis. cnn jessica schneider is live outside trump tower. jessica, what is the president-elect saying and why? >> reporter: well it was just before 8:00 this morning that the president-elect took to twitter as he often does firing back at those comments by congressman john lewis that happened yesterday -- that came out yesterday saying that congressman lewis does not view donald trump's presidency as legitimate. in part, because of...
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john lewis is a partisan. i have a great deal of respect for him but he's a partisan and i disagree with him on issues. i should be able to honestly disagree with him and not have it come to be i have no appreciation for civil rights icon because of this, and i think that's the part that i think is sometimes unfair in this. >> let's turn to health care. i want you to hear from a kentucky resident who voted for donald trump and is now concerned about possibly losing obamacare. take a listen. >> you supported donald trump in this election. >> i did, i did. >> but if obamacare goes away? >> if obamacare goes away. >> going to be in a real depression. >> you want the jobs? >> yes. >> you want the health care that obama has provide? >> i do, and i know it sounds weird. >> i know i'm not telling you anything that you don't know, more than 400,000 great people in your commonwealth of kentucky have been able to get health insurance because of obamacare, whether through the medicaid expansion or subsidized private insu
john lewis is a partisan. i have a great deal of respect for him but he's a partisan and i disagree with him on issues. i should be able to honestly disagree with him and not have it come to be i have no appreciation for civil rights icon because of this, and i think that's the part that i think is sometimes unfair in this. >> let's turn to health care. i want you to hear from a kentucky resident who voted for donald trump and is now concerned about possibly losing obamacare. take a...
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i stand with john lewis and not attend the inauguration. he joins luis gutierrez, representative of barbara lee and katherine clark, a growing number with the testy back and forth with congressman john lewis who did a tweet in an interview said he does not believe president-elect donald trump will be a legitimate president but then donald trump tweeting this that congressman john lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district which is in horrible shape, falling apart, i'm trying to read the screen here. rather than falsely complaining about the election results, all talk, all talk, talk, talk, no action or results. sad. that coming from donald trump, so let's talk more about this with cnn political analyst and editor at the new york times, patrick healy. this is ugly and it's getting worse. especially when you have now a number of people among them, congress people who have tweeted their admiration for the work that john lewis has done and now you've got ten saying publicly they will hot be in attendance. >> that's right. t
i stand with john lewis and not attend the inauguration. he joins luis gutierrez, representative of barbara lee and katherine clark, a growing number with the testy back and forth with congressman john lewis who did a tweet in an interview said he does not believe president-elect donald trump will be a legitimate president but then donald trump tweeting this that congressman john lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district which is in horrible shape, falling apart, i'm...
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>> look, john lewis is a member of congress. being a member of congress, no matter who you are, is a tough job. i've worked on capitol hill, these people really put their heart and soul into it. so you're going to, you're going to, i mean after all, john lewis started this. he's the one who threw the first elbow, if you will. so he got an elbow thrown back. that's the way it works on capitol hill. >> wajaha, what do you have to say to them? >> there's so much spin here, i can see the smoke all the way from up here. first of all, birtherism is racist. the way it was used by donald trump and republicans to delegitimize president obama was racist. the fact this they deliberately used the religious identity of 1.7 billion people, muslim, to take president obama for eight years was racist. all this elbow for an elbow. president-elect donald trump, you are the commander-in-chief. you are the president. act presidential. do not take to twitter to air out your grievances, if someone complains against you. for example, john lewis, a civi
>> look, john lewis is a member of congress. being a member of congress, no matter who you are, is a tough job. i've worked on capitol hill, these people really put their heart and soul into it. so you're going to, you're going to, i mean after all, john lewis started this. he's the one who threw the first elbow, if you will. so he got an elbow thrown back. that's the way it works on capitol hill. >> wajaha, what do you have to say to them? >> there's so much spin here, i can...
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brennan and congressman john lewis. the question is why is he sparring so close to the inauguration? let's discuss it all and more with former north carolina governor pat mccorey. the governor has been in regular contact with the president elect and his transition team. thank you for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> i have to begin with this, your reaction to the president elect's tweet last john brennan was critical of him on fox news sunday, quoting a fox news article that was titled outgoing cia chief john brennan blasts president-elect trump op russia threat does not fully understand. trump says, oh, really? couldn't do much worse. just look at sierra, red line, crimea, ukraine and the build up of russian nukes not good. was this the leaker of fake news? it's that last line. he's questioning whether the head of the cia leaked this 35-page unsubstantiated dossier with no evidence behind asking whether this man is the leaker. your reaction? >> well, first thing we've realized during the campaign and also at the
brennan and congressman john lewis. the question is why is he sparring so close to the inauguration? let's discuss it all and more with former north carolina governor pat mccorey. the governor has been in regular contact with the president elect and his transition team. thank you for joining us. >> thanks for having me. >> i have to begin with this, your reaction to the president elect's tweet last john brennan was critical of him on fox news sunday, quoting a fox news article that...
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john lewis represents a majority black district. a district where 80% of the people are high school graduates and 41% also have college degrees, so trump has this troubling notion that somehow black people are only associated with pathology and that needs to be challenged as much as possible. he's trying to elevate black people like steve harvey and kanye west, but to deescalate people like john lewis and barack obama and he doesn't get to pick who our leaders are. >> i also want you to respond to this, what the president-elect just tweeted this afternoon, for years our country has been divided, angry and untrusting, many say it will never change, the hatred is too deep, it will change. he's saying we won't be as divisive a nation under his presidency. his response to the congressman john lewis was divisive, is there a hypocrisy here? >> you know, what all due respect to congressman john lewis who is a civil rights icon, someone who is highly respected on both sides of the aisle, i think he was wrong in calling donald trump's presid
john lewis represents a majority black district. a district where 80% of the people are high school graduates and 41% also have college degrees, so trump has this troubling notion that somehow black people are only associated with pathology and that needs to be challenged as much as possible. he's trying to elevate black people like steve harvey and kanye west, but to deescalate people like john lewis and barack obama and he doesn't get to pick who our leaders are. >> i also want you to...
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john lewis says he will not be there. and a list of at least 25 democratic members of congress say they'll boycott as well. several say trump crossed a line by attacking john lewis and his district that covers most of atlanta. our cnn fact check of trump also called his criticism of atlanta embellished and not true. >> jeff zeleny reporting. thank you very much. >>> trump's weekend feud with congressman lewis was only just the beginning. there is also fallout tonight over the president-elect's weekend fights with the cia, the european union, nato, germany, and china. in interviews over the weekend trump once again called nato obsolete, winning praise from russia and drawing criticism in europe. let's get more reaction from our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. barbara, what are you hearing? >> wolf, tonight u.s. troops are standing in eastern poland, a hedge against russia, but the question is, is donald trump standing with them. this is the new front line in battlefield training, nearly 4,000 american troops, tanks,
john lewis says he will not be there. and a list of at least 25 democratic members of congress say they'll boycott as well. several say trump crossed a line by attacking john lewis and his district that covers most of atlanta. our cnn fact check of trump also called his criticism of atlanta embellished and not true. >> jeff zeleny reporting. thank you very much. >>> trump's weekend feud with congressman lewis was only just the beginning. there is also fallout tonight over the...
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i believe in john lewis. i wouldn't be here on cnn if it wasn't for people like john lewis. john lewis has led it this far and i'm going to ride john lewis until we actually get to say ben ferguson that we are free. >> bakari sellers, ben ferguson, thank you. thank you both. this is incredibly important to talk about. i appreciate both of your opinions tonight. >>> coming up, the flect says he's make the best deals for this country. what does he do when china responds with the words nonnegotiable. what happens to the art of the deal then? the comment putting the president-elect at odds with beijing tonight. 100% of our food is 100% clean. no artificial preservatives, sweeteners, flavors, or colors. panera. food as it should be. i am totally blind. i lost my sight in afghanistan. if you're totally blind, you may also be struggling with non-24. calling 844-844-2424. or visit my24info.com. tiki barber running hambone!a barber shop?t hut! yes!!! surprising. yes!!! what's not surprising? how much money david saved by switching to geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen perc
i believe in john lewis. i wouldn't be here on cnn if it wasn't for people like john lewis. john lewis has led it this far and i'm going to ride john lewis until we actually get to say ben ferguson that we are free. >> bakari sellers, ben ferguson, thank you. thank you both. this is incredibly important to talk about. i appreciate both of your opinions tonight. >>> coming up, the flect says he's make the best deals for this country. what does he do when china responds with the...
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john lewis said first time not attending inauguration. this is beyond politics for him. different about it than conservative and liberal for john lewis isn't there? >> i think there is. and i think he's a national hero. on this question, we don't have the facts or evidence, nothing verifiable that the russians threw this election to donald trump. i think it's given where we are premature to argue that. just disagree with him on the phrasing. but do agree with douglas brinkley. in the past new presidents have reached out to heal divisions in the country and as a result they have -- their approvals have gone up. this is the first president in recorded history whose approval ratings since the election have actually gone down. new gallup poll has him at historic polls. only 44% of the country approve of him in the transition. compared to george w. bush, 61% approval during the transition. bill clinton 68%, and barack obama, 83% approval during his first transition. so i do think donald trump has been a divisive figure and he needs to be more presidential and reach out to the
john lewis said first time not attending inauguration. this is beyond politics for him. different about it than conservative and liberal for john lewis isn't there? >> i think there is. and i think he's a national hero. on this question, we don't have the facts or evidence, nothing verifiable that the russians threw this election to donald trump. i think it's given where we are premature to argue that. just disagree with him on the phrasing. but do agree with douglas brinkley. in the past...
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and with living civil rights legend john lewis. i can't imagine a more destabilizing weekend. >> and what about the assertions that nato is an obsolete alliance? >> well, to try to be gracious for a moment, i think the one point donald trump tried to make there was that nato wasn't originally created to confront terrorism. but it is far from obsolete. anyone who knows the recent history of nato knows that the one time nato has come together to defend a member state was when all nato members came to our defense after 9/11. thousands of nato troops from western europe have joined our troops in afghanistan, many have died, hundreds of millions even billions of dollars of european funds have been spent in our joint effort in afghanistan to suggest that it's obsolete in the face of the terrorist attack on the united states on 9/11 and in the face of resurgent russia is to show a lack of historical knowledge and i suspect somewhat naive. >>> the nominee to become the next secretary of defense retired general james mattis has a much harde
and with living civil rights legend john lewis. i can't imagine a more destabilizing weekend. >> and what about the assertions that nato is an obsolete alliance? >> well, to try to be gracious for a moment, i think the one point donald trump tried to make there was that nato wasn't originally created to confront terrorism. but it is far from obsolete. anyone who knows the recent history of nato knows that the one time nato has come together to defend a member state was when all nato...
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it but feel what john lewis is saying. i think we're having the wrong conversation here. the conversation should be about if the president-elect appropriately responding to something and why is this still a man you can bait with a tweet and where the republican congress with senators and members of congress who are coming to the defense of john lewis in the way democrats came to the defense of john mccain when the president-elect attacked john mccain? this should not be a partisan issue. this is the eve on the martin luther king jr. holiday and we should be celebrating our civil rights icon and this is not how i want to start off the holiday. >> as we all know, the election didn't go the way that president obama wanted it to go. but he is the one who has said, look, we as americans need to be supportive of the next president, help the next president. the two of them met for hours, talked on the phone for many, many hours. that's the message from the sitting president. >> well, because he acts presidential. he has to. he ha
it but feel what john lewis is saying. i think we're having the wrong conversation here. the conversation should be about if the president-elect appropriately responding to something and why is this still a man you can bait with a tweet and where the republican congress with senators and members of congress who are coming to the defense of john lewis in the way democrats came to the defense of john mccain when the president-elect attacked john mccain? this should not be a partisan issue. this...
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. >>> john lewis escalating tensions in washington, d.c. this started when lewis said on meet the press he will not attend the inauguration. he explained it this way. >> i believe in forgiveness. i believe in trying to work with people. it will be hard. it will be very difficult. i don't see this president-elect as a legitimate president. >> you do not consider him a legitimate president? why is that? >> i think the russians participated in helping this man get elected and they have destroyed the candidacy of hillary clinton. >> true to form. trump punched back. fired back at lewis in a series of tweets. congress member lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district which is in horrible shape and falling apart. all talk, talk, talk. no action or results. sad. the controversial issue has both sides digging in. suzanne malveaux has more from washington. >> reporter: good morning. the war of words coming during the mlk weekend is troubling to the african-americans. trump is getting push back from the chief of staff reince prie
. >>> john lewis escalating tensions in washington, d.c. this started when lewis said on meet the press he will not attend the inauguration. he explained it this way. >> i believe in forgiveness. i believe in trying to work with people. it will be hard. it will be very difficult. i don't see this president-elect as a legitimate president. >> you do not consider him a legitimate president? why is that? >> i think the russians participated in helping this man get...
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john lewis is one of them. and it is not correct to say that donald trump was not insulting to him in his tweets. what about the all talk, no action, sad? this was an attack on his life, what he stands for, what he did for this country. and marching across that bridge, that is exactly -- >> he didn't attack -- >> he did. that was exactly what he did. >> insulting to his life and legacy. it's a further demonstration. you talk about, this is the week to do it. we have been saying that for weeks. for months. for a year-and-a-half. that when will the person who seeks to now and will be president act like a grownup and serious person, not always take the bait, show some restraint, show some dignity. there is no bottom to the depth that he will go to argue with anyone, and cause disdain. he -- donald trump was wrong. john lewis is an icon. he can say whatever he wants. and in the context of his comments about legitimacy, i would almost liken to -- you know in track and field there is something called wind assist. joh
john lewis is one of them. and it is not correct to say that donald trump was not insulting to him in his tweets. what about the all talk, no action, sad? this was an attack on his life, what he stands for, what he did for this country. and marching across that bridge, that is exactly -- >> he didn't attack -- >> he did. that was exactly what he did. >> insulting to his life and legacy. it's a further demonstration. you talk about, this is the week to do it. we have been...
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democratic congressman john lewis should finally focus on the burning and crime infested inner cities of the u.s. i can use all the help i can get. >> this is leading to the democratic lawmakers saying they will boycott on trump's inauguration. >> to tear down john lewis is definitely detrimental to his cause and not going to play well with african-americans. >> half of the world needs to get over it now that trump is in. >> what do you make of that comment there. he got over it when obama got in, and people have to get over now that trump is in. did we ever see this happening, the attacking of a civil rights hero, john lewis, and the back and forth between him. >> it would be difficult to find a more represented political action. it's something the president-elect attacked in his tweet. i think this is clearly motivated by donald trump feeling he was unfairly attacked by john lewis, who suggested he was not a legitimate president. it's something that threatens to detract from the inaugural week for donald trump, and presidents used the inaugural address to foster international unity
democratic congressman john lewis should finally focus on the burning and crime infested inner cities of the u.s. i can use all the help i can get. >> this is leading to the democratic lawmakers saying they will boycott on trump's inauguration. >> to tear down john lewis is definitely detrimental to his cause and not going to play well with african-americans. >> half of the world needs to get over it now that trump is in. >> what do you make of that comment there. he got...
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the language has john lewis, as julian said, was overboard. it's understandable to some extent where he comes from, with donald trump emerging as a national figure trying to delegitimate president obama with the birther argument. it is too far to say it was an illegitimate election. but the clouds hanging over trump because of these unprecedented accusations about russia, but for broadly, the level of resistance, the fact is he will take the office on friday facing a more divided country than any newly-elected president maybe since abraham lincoln. we've never had a president take office with less majority job approval and it is almost certain he will become the first. you will not have a majority of americans saying they approve of the way he's handling the presidency once he takes office, we've already seen that in the transition, with numbers that are much lower. the comments from representative lewis reflects how deep the anxiety is in portions of america that did not vote for him even though there's undeniable excitement among those who d
the language has john lewis, as julian said, was overboard. it's understandable to some extent where he comes from, with donald trump emerging as a national figure trying to delegitimate president obama with the birther argument. it is too far to say it was an illegitimate election. but the clouds hanging over trump because of these unprecedented accusations about russia, but for broadly, the level of resistance, the fact is he will take the office on friday facing a more divided country than...
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john lewis is not all talk and no action. >> no, absolutely i would say john lewis has demonstrated that he is action. as i said, things get said on both sides in the heat of of emotion. people are literally probably dying. we need to talk about how do we feed people, how do we clothe people, how do we create the best education system? that's what we need to focus on. >> what do you think your father's message would be to president-elect trump? >> this is the final answer because i'm i'm going the reiterate what i just said. i think my father would be concerned about the fact there are 50 or 60 million people living in poverty and somehow we've got to create climate for all votes to be lifted. in america work a $20 trillion economy, it's insanity that we have poor people in this nation. that's unacceptable and when we work together, we know we can roll up our sleeves, there is nothing that we as americans can't do. thank you very much. >> martin luther king iii speaking out about this latest controversy surrounding representative john lewis, the civil rights leader the civil rights icon
john lewis is not all talk and no action. >> no, absolutely i would say john lewis has demonstrated that he is action. as i said, things get said on both sides in the heat of of emotion. people are literally probably dying. we need to talk about how do we feed people, how do we clothe people, how do we create the best education system? that's what we need to focus on. >> what do you think your father's message would be to president-elect trump? >> this is the final answer...
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another is his fight with civil rights icon and congressman john lewis. questionable timing, today is martin luther king day. let's take a listen to what set donald trump off, what john lewis had to say about trump's victory. >> you have forged relationships with many presidents. do you plan on trying to forgery a relationship with donald trump? >> i believe in forgiveness. i believe in trying to work with people. it's going to be hard, it's going to be very difficult. i don't see this president-elect as a legitimate president. >> reporter: so you hear him there questioning the legitimacy of donald trump's presidency. and trump, as he is wont to do, took to twitter to fire back. he said that congressman john lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his districted which is in horrible shape and falling apart, not to mention crime infested, rather than falsely complaining about the election results, all talktalk talk, no action or results, sad. in addition to maligning the congressman's districts which has its share of wealthy residents as well as
another is his fight with civil rights icon and congressman john lewis. questionable timing, today is martin luther king day. let's take a listen to what set donald trump off, what john lewis had to say about trump's victory. >> you have forged relationships with many presidents. do you plan on trying to forgery a relationship with donald trump? >> i believe in forgiveness. i believe in trying to work with people. it's going to be hard, it's going to be very difficult. i don't see...
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and john lewis is absolutely right about that effect. whether it impacted the out come of the election, historians are going to debate it and so are the analyses of the electoral results. but what's really important now is to go after the russians. to do a really nonpartisan investigation, not to relitigate the past election, but to make sure that we punish and deter this kind of interference, and that we harden our defense against it. and that requires a commission or a select committee. >> to be fair, senator blumenthal, that gets to an issue of whether and how much russia influenced the election. it's a very explosive charge. is it appropriate for a member of congress to say in such definitive terms he does not believe that president-elect is going to take an oath here in seven days is a legitimate commander in chief? >> certainly no one is more respected by me, anyway, than john lewis, and i'm going to be attending the inaugural. i'm going to be differing with president-elect trump, soon to be president. it is certainly legitimate fo
and john lewis is absolutely right about that effect. whether it impacted the out come of the election, historians are going to debate it and so are the analyses of the electoral results. but what's really important now is to go after the russians. to do a really nonpartisan investigation, not to relitigate the past election, but to make sure that we punish and deter this kind of interference, and that we harden our defense against it. and that requires a commission or a select committee....
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personally attacking john lewis, after of course john lewis made those comments he does not regard truch's presidency as legitimate because of the russian hacks during the election. well, donald trump this morning fired back as he often does on twitter, he leasing two tweets. i'll read them, saying john lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district, which is in horrible shape and falling apart. not to mention crime infested, rather than complaining about election results. tall talk talk, no action or results. sad. of course, many people revere john lewis, saying of course he is a man of action. he was at the forefront of the civil rights movement in the 1960s, marching next to martin luther king jr., the man we're honoring on monday. in fact, it was 1963 when john lewis as the very young age of 23 was youngest speaker to speak at the march on washington, then led the selma to montgomery marches, where on bloody sunday, he and other marchers who were walking against segregation were beaten and bloodied by the alabama state troopers there. squon lewis had his skull fracture
personally attacking john lewis, after of course john lewis made those comments he does not regard truch's presidency as legitimate because of the russian hacks during the election. well, donald trump this morning fired back as he often does on twitter, he leasing two tweets. i'll read them, saying john lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district, which is in horrible shape and falling apart. not to mention crime infested, rather than complaining about election results. tall...
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>>> the president-elect of the united states versus a civil rights icon versus congressman john lewis, feels the backlash after donald trump won, saying he is not a legitimate president. >>> some 70 come together for a peace conference in paris on the israeli palestinian conflict. guess who is not there? the israelis and palestinians. >>> the greatest show on earth, america's legendary ring liling brothers circus is taking down its tent after almost 150 years. live from cnn world headquarters in atlanta. welcome to our viewers from here in the united states and around the world. i'm george howell. "cnn newsroom" starts right now. >>> the u.s. president-elect p is firing back against a civil rights icon. on friday, congressman, john lewis, said, he didn't see trump as a legitimate president. lewis, an ally of the reverend dr. martin luther king jr. during the early days of the civil rights movement found himself the subject of trump's twitter wrath just days before the u.s. holiday commemorating dr. king. here is how it all got started with lewis' comments to nbc. >> i do not see this
>>> the president-elect of the united states versus a civil rights icon versus congressman john lewis, feels the backlash after donald trump won, saying he is not a legitimate president. >>> some 70 come together for a peace conference in paris on the israeli palestinian conflict. guess who is not there? the israelis and palestinians. >>> the greatest show on earth, america's legendary ring liling brothers circus is taking down its tent after almost 150 years. live...
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i agree congressman lewis, i stand with john lewis. i think the entire nation should really understand what he said because he came out so strongly with this. and once again, i wouldn't have challenged the electoral college based on the you know, russian interference, we know it's public now, we just need a full public investigation. but i never -- >> which congressman you know is happening. >> congresswoman, you know that this bipartisan investigation, is indeed happening. is indeed happening and this committee has, this panel has subpoena power. final question to you, do you believe that all democrats then should boycott the inauguration? and if so, to what end? how does that ultimately help the american people who have been harmed by the divisiveness of the last eight years? >> no, poppy, think that everyone has to make their own decisions, base opd their decision-making process. some believe that they should attend, for their reasons and some believe they should not attend. again, i intend to attend the state of the union. you know
i agree congressman lewis, i stand with john lewis. i think the entire nation should really understand what he said because he came out so strongly with this. and once again, i wouldn't have challenged the electoral college based on the you know, russian interference, we know it's public now, we just need a full public investigation. but i never -- >> which congressman you know is happening. >> congresswoman, you know that this bipartisan investigation, is indeed happening. is...
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i don't think john lewis should have said that. i don't think donald trump's presidency is illegitimate. under our system he was legitimately elect dollar. you can disagree with everything he say, you can say the american people made the wrong decision, but he's not illegitimate. both sides have been exaggerating. that's one side for the democrats. the republicans, i heard four times on sunday, on sunday shows from vice president elect pents and chief of staff priebus that donald trump was elected in a massive landslide. no, he wasn't. they keep saying this. i suppose believing that if they repeat it enough, people will believe it. it was a minimal victory, at least stacked up against all the other presidential elections in american history. carol, i'm just at the point where i realize, as jason just suggested, the only thing we know for sure is that we're never going to be bored for the next four years. that's it. >> i was trying to figure out this morning what this spat really means in the bigger picture. i did not come up with a
i don't think john lewis should have said that. i don't think donald trump's presidency is illegitimate. under our system he was legitimately elect dollar. you can disagree with everything he say, you can say the american people made the wrong decision, but he's not illegitimate. both sides have been exaggerating. that's one side for the democrats. the republicans, i heard four times on sunday, on sunday shows from vice president elect pents and chief of staff priebus that donald trump was...
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>> well, look, i know john lewis very well, don. i wrote the introduction to his recent memoir at his behest. he wanted me to and i did. i would go and visit with him down in selma when he does his faith in politics events. he is the moral authority on capitol hill. many conservative republicans particularly christian prayer group republicans love john lewis. he usually doesn't say something to be inflammatory. he tries to be a national heeler. the fact that he said this is surprising to me. and i think it tells you the frustration with the many, many democrats that donald trump is turning a cold shoulder on anybody who voted against him. he seems to want to be right now trump the leader for his group, the make america great again crowd and is not really reached out to african-american community in particular except for harvey and don king, but he should have met with john lewis earlier. this is i think a problem for donald trump that the leading figure of the ibl rights movement and a great moral authority in our country is calling
>> well, look, i know john lewis very well, don. i wrote the introduction to his recent memoir at his behest. he wanted me to and i did. i would go and visit with him down in selma when he does his faith in politics events. he is the moral authority on capitol hill. many conservative republicans particularly christian prayer group republicans love john lewis. he usually doesn't say something to be inflammatory. he tries to be a national heeler. the fact that he said this is surprising to...
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so again going back to john lewis, right? lewis's comments are a way of grounding us, are a way of anchoring us to say that yes, this is not normal. we are in a very different political time now, we are in a time where we are having an open conversation about not whether or not a foreign nation tampered with our elections but the extent to which they tampered with our elections. so, again, you know, lewis's comments -- 50 years ago people thought john lewis was crazy. 50 years later we saw that john lewis was basically trying to get the constitution enforced. right? he was trying to bring african-americans firmly into the mainstream of american life. this is a very similar dynamic. we are in a situation now where somebody needs to speak truth to power, make the statements and create the space so we can have legitimate actual dialogue and figure out how to move forward. >> you mentioned birther itch. that was a punch in the gut for so many americans. if you look at his zbra he is essentially listening if you didn't accept my p
so again going back to john lewis, right? lewis's comments are a way of grounding us, are a way of anchoring us to say that yes, this is not normal. we are in a very different political time now, we are in a time where we are having an open conversation about not whether or not a foreign nation tampered with our elections but the extent to which they tampered with our elections. so, again, you know, lewis's comments -- 50 years ago people thought john lewis was crazy. 50 years later we saw that...
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however, john lewis and the democrats were up in arms with him about just that and then john lewis says he's not legitimate. >> to me honestly i always put these things in context. there's two issues here, one, there are people who skip the inauguration all the time. romney didn't go to obama's inauguration. the issue is are you going to get down to the work of being in congress once donald trump is there. as long as that happens i don't really think it's much of an issue. the second thing is this, if you want to question the legitimacy of the president it's completely different than what happened with birtherism because that was questioning obama's legitimacy for who he was, not what he stands for or how he came into office. john lewis may not be correct as far as the cia is concerned but it doesn't mean that his complaint is at the same level as birtherism. >> let's talk policy because president-elect trump has done a number of interviews where he has talked about obamacare and just to paraphrase some of the things he has been saying in interviews, he's saying he wants to provide insu
however, john lewis and the democrats were up in arms with him about just that and then john lewis says he's not legitimate. >> to me honestly i always put these things in context. there's two issues here, one, there are people who skip the inauguration all the time. romney didn't go to obama's inauguration. the issue is are you going to get down to the work of being in congress once donald trump is there. as long as that happens i don't really think it's much of an issue. the second...
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and that district includes the famous ebenezer baptist church of which john lewis is a member. sandoval did speak to several members of the congregation. >> the leader of the con greg gacey as the senior pastor, he specifically called out president-elect donald trump on this latest tweet tirade, specifically for targeting civil rights icon, i want you to listen to our conversation with the church's pastor before he took the pulpit. >> rather than sending nasty details, he really ought to sit at john lewis's feet and learn what service, sacrifice and integrity look like. >> pastor warnock defending not only the lawmaker from georgia but also these as well. that is something that many people have taken issue with, particularly here in georgia, in fact even on the cover of the atlanta journal constitution, the headline expressing some outrage that perhaps the president-elect's details or at least his information was wrong with respect to the community and that is basically what we heard from senior pastor warnock before he took the pulpit today. >> this district is obviously more
and that district includes the famous ebenezer baptist church of which john lewis is a member. sandoval did speak to several members of the congregation. >> the leader of the con greg gacey as the senior pastor, he specifically called out president-elect donald trump on this latest tweet tirade, specifically for targeting civil rights icon, i want you to listen to our conversation with the church's pastor before he took the pulpit. >> rather than sending nasty details, he really...
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john lewis is not the only one in washington not seeing eye to eye with donald trump. still some of trump's own cabinet picks seem to disagree with him on key issues. >> donald trump is facing a new round of opposition on capitol hill. not in democrats but his own cabinet nominees. at one confirmation hearing after another, trump's team is contradicting the president-elect on some of his key campaign trail promises. on russia, trump taking a far softer tone on vladmir putin than his pick for defense secretary, retired general james mattis did. >> if putin elects donald trump, i consider that an asset, not a liability. >> i have modest expectations about areas of cooperation with mr. putin. >> on the intelligence probe into russian hack, can trump sounded less concerned than mike pompeo. >> it is pretty clear about what took place here, about russian involvement in efforts to hack information and to have an impact on american democracy. i am very clear-eyed about what that intelligence report says. >> at trump tower friday, the president-elect down played the difference
john lewis is not the only one in washington not seeing eye to eye with donald trump. still some of trump's own cabinet picks seem to disagree with him on key issues. >> donald trump is facing a new round of opposition on capitol hill. not in democrats but his own cabinet nominees. at one confirmation hearing after another, trump's team is contradicting the president-elect on some of his key campaign trail promises. on russia, trump taking a far softer tone on vladmir putin than his pick...
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john lewis has drawn attention to this. he is a very -- he likes to bring history into things, and i think that he may ultimately rise above it. we'll see. this is -- it's a side show, an important side show on a day like this, but the reality is donald trump will be the next president. >> to use the word illegitima illegitimate -- you should find it. you should go and find that speech. it's a history lesson because he is such an iconic and amaze, remarkable hero in american civil rights history. this is, no disrespect to the congressman -- this is a partisan democratic salvo here. to call the republican president-elect illegitimate -- you can say i'm not going to his inaugural and i have so many disagreements with him, and he hasn't reached out to me, maybe we'll get to it later. there are a lot of different ways to protest. to use that word, we know how sensitive the president-elect is about this. he is looking to start something. >> coming from john lewis and a lot of the cdc's perspective, they just dealt with donald tr
john lewis has drawn attention to this. he is a very -- he likes to bring history into things, and i think that he may ultimately rise above it. we'll see. this is -- it's a side show, an important side show on a day like this, but the reality is donald trump will be the next president. >> to use the word illegitima illegitimate -- you should find it. you should go and find that speech. it's a history lesson because he is such an iconic and amaze, remarkable hero in american civil rights...
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john lewis raised that once again. members of the both the republican and democratic intelligence committee have raised that. there needs to be a complete investigation. i would like to see a biparti n bipartisan, something that can be done in public. it is damaging if a foreign power was involved in our elections process. >> we will talk more about russia in the next block. let me ask you. i understand you would take issue with the question of whether or not president-elect trump is legitimate. >> i don't think they need to take issue with this. >> okay. >> the idea that we are questioning that is absurd. >> as a political matter if donald trump said how should i handle this what would you say? >> donald trump is president and i'm not. i'm not giving any advice on how to handle these things. what he has done is break every single rule and it's working out pretty well for him. i think the last thing he said in his tweet is right. it's sad. lewis lewis was a great civil rights leader when he made his mark and continued
john lewis raised that once again. members of the both the republican and democratic intelligence committee have raised that. there needs to be a complete investigation. i would like to see a biparti n bipartisan, something that can be done in public. it is damaging if a foreign power was involved in our elections process. >> we will talk more about russia in the next block. let me ask you. i understand you would take issue with the question of whether or not president-elect trump is...
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we understand that john lewis is a civil rights icon. we don't minimize that, we don't take away from that. because you're a civil rights icon, it doesn't immunize you from responses if you go on the attack. he attacked first. >> so we heard -- >> him being the veteran congressman as opposed to the novice politician, lewis should have taken the high road. and he can take the high road, and he still can take a high road in this. >> you would encourage this point forward, pastor, you think this point moving forward that you -- >> we need to move forward past this. yes. work together. >> and you think as president mr. trump will be able to do that? >> oh, yes. absolutely. he wants to work with the african-american community. i know that for a fact. i kbhonow what he says in priva. it seems that every black person who tries to work with him or at least shake his hand and listen to him comes under attack from the black community. we're looking at bullying, racial bullying that every black person who endeavors to engage with donald trump is ca
we understand that john lewis is a civil rights icon. we don't minimize that, we don't take away from that. because you're a civil rights icon, it doesn't immunize you from responses if you go on the attack. he attacked first. >> so we heard -- >> him being the veteran congressman as opposed to the novice politician, lewis should have taken the high road. and he can take the high road, and he still can take a high road in this. >> you would encourage this point forward,...
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and john lewis is in some ways giving voice to that. what we might end up seeing on a lot of these battles going forward, as we prepare for these investigations and i suspect are going to seem never ending. you're going to have democrats having to decide how far they're willing to go on this issue. and many like david said are not going to be willing to go as far as john lewis did because of this idea that perhaps this is feeding into what vladimir putin wanted by meddling in the u.s. election. and also that it contributes to a destabilizing of the process as a whole. i think that's a legitimate concern for them to have. i think the destabilizing of the process as a whole is one of the things that contributed to the comey situation. i think democrats would have wished that this sort of -- that things had been followed by the book lout tthroughout the campa >> everybody stand by. >>> the first step towards dismantling obama care. a live report from capitol hill. scores don't change that much. i haven't changed. oh, really? ♪ it's girls
and john lewis is in some ways giving voice to that. what we might end up seeing on a lot of these battles going forward, as we prepare for these investigations and i suspect are going to seem never ending. you're going to have democrats having to decide how far they're willing to go on this issue. and many like david said are not going to be willing to go as far as john lewis did because of this idea that perhaps this is feeding into what vladimir putin wanted by meddling in the u.s. election....
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>> it's fascinating because trump and john lewis are actually around the same age. i think their ages are about five or six years apart. you can look at what they've accomplished in their lives. i think john lewis doesn't need a lot of defenders but i would certainly add my voice to chose who do defend them as someone who has made impressumeasurable convictions. the fact is donald trump is not win the popular vote. if he's ever going to start to bring the country together which hopefully will begin with his inauguration speech if not sooner, he's going to have to let some of these things go. one man, one respected man happens to have concluded from the evidence that we know there's a problem with his election. well, you're going to have to live with that. there's 300 plus million people in this country that are not going to stand up and cheer for donald trump. >> we know it's a hot button for trump. your reaction? >> we do know that. it's a little unfortunate on both sides of the issue, trump's reaction. but also congressman lewis a words in the first place, because
>> it's fascinating because trump and john lewis are actually around the same age. i think their ages are about five or six years apart. you can look at what they've accomplished in their lives. i think john lewis doesn't need a lot of defenders but i would certainly add my voice to chose who do defend them as someone who has made impressumeasurable convictions. the fact is donald trump is not win the popular vote. if he's ever going to start to bring the country together which hopefully...
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john lewis is not all talk and no action. >> no. absolutely i would say john lewis has demonstrated that he's action. as i said, thing get said on both sides in the heat of emotion. and at some point this nation, we've got to move forward. we can't stay on. i mean people are literally probably dying. we need to talk about how do we feed people, clothe people, how do we create the best education system. that's what we need to be focused on. >> that last voice you heard asking the question, that is mr. jim acosta now outside of trump tower. jim we'll talk about what dr. king's son said said in a moment. can you give us a context for the meeting? who called whom? what was discussed. >> that is a good question. we don't have all the details in terms of who called who. >> okay. >> but we do know this follows some plans for donald trump to go down to washington today. he was set to go down to washington today according to his counsellor, incoming coun l counsellor kellyanne conway. then that was scrapped and then we learned that martin lu
john lewis is not all talk and no action. >> no. absolutely i would say john lewis has demonstrated that he's action. as i said, thing get said on both sides in the heat of emotion. and at some point this nation, we've got to move forward. we can't stay on. i mean people are literally probably dying. we need to talk about how do we feed people, clothe people, how do we create the best education system. that's what we need to be focused on. >> that last voice you heard asking the...
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john lewis. john lewis, if anybody deserves to be called a modern hero it is john lewis. he literally risked his life to stand up against oppression at a time when a lot of people were not. that's something that he should be proud of and we should all revere. but he came before the committee and he made a pretty damning indictment of senator sessions. so here's what i ask my colleagues to do. look underneath some of these criticisms and see what you find. this is the same man who basically accused sarah palin and john mccain of having republican rallies that reminded him of george wallace's time. senator mccain and governor palin are sowing the seeds of hatred and division and there's no need for this hostility in our political discourse. he went on to say george wallace never threw a bomb or fired a gun but created the climate that caused vicious attacks against americans trying to exercise their constitutional rights. because of this atmosphere of hate, four little girls were killed on sunday morning when a church was bombed in birmingham, alabama. i think most of you k
john lewis. john lewis, if anybody deserves to be called a modern hero it is john lewis. he literally risked his life to stand up against oppression at a time when a lot of people were not. that's something that he should be proud of and we should all revere. but he came before the committee and he made a pretty damning indictment of senator sessions. so here's what i ask my colleagues to do. look underneath some of these criticisms and see what you find. this is the same man who basically...
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jen, john lewis went first and that's clearly sent a signal. once he did that we fwrent 10 to 18 democrats who publicly said they will boycott the inauguration. i suspect that number will go up even high. what does it tell us about hyperpartisanship, the mood? we thought there would maybe be a moment because democrats say maybe we can work with him on some issues but i don't think so. >> this tells you something about trump and something we already knew and about the democratic reaction to trump and i just want to say beyond the strategic part which i don't call it's wise to call him an illegitimate president because many democrats who should have voted democrats and should have voted hillary clinton voted donald trump and they are ordinary people who got involved and made change, big change, but beyond, that i don't think that's particularly healthy for elected officials to call him an illegitimate president when he was elected legitimately and before the election many of those people were rightly complaining that trump was signaling. >> under
jen, john lewis went first and that's clearly sent a signal. once he did that we fwrent 10 to 18 democrats who publicly said they will boycott the inauguration. i suspect that number will go up even high. what does it tell us about hyperpartisanship, the mood? we thought there would maybe be a moment because democrats say maybe we can work with him on some issues but i don't think so. >> this tells you something about trump and something we already knew and about the democratic reaction...
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and that district includes the famous ebenezer baptist church which john lewis is a member. lewis was not at today's service, but cnn's polo sandoval spoke to several members of the congregation. the church made famous by dr. martin luther king jr. what are members and the pastor there saying? >> what's interesting is no lewis sighting today. he was not there, although he is a member of the congregation. there were plenty of politics. particularly from raphael warnac, the senior pastor, calling out president-elect trump for his criticism of lawmaker john lewis. the interesting thing here is that he's specifically not calling him out for criticizing the representative from georgia. but more the way he approached it in his twitter tirade. take a listen to the pastor before he took to the pulpit. >> rather than sending nasty tweets, he really ought to sit at john lewis' feet and learn what service, sacrifice, and integrity look like. >> the pastor also addressing this other issue, too, about some of president-elect's comments regarding georgia, for example. we remember that twe
and that district includes the famous ebenezer baptist church which john lewis is a member. lewis was not at today's service, but cnn's polo sandoval spoke to several members of the congregation. the church made famous by dr. martin luther king jr. what are members and the pastor there saying? >> what's interesting is no lewis sighting today. he was not there, although he is a member of the congregation. there were plenty of politics. particularly from raphael warnac, the senior pastor,...
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the it was john lewis questioning the legitimacy of trump. zpl i don't see it as president-elect as a legitimate president. >> now to cnn's jessica schneider outside trump tower. so, jessica, what more is the president-elect saying? >> well, two tweets appeared before 8:00 this morning. the president-elect taking to twitter resorting to personal attacks against congressman john lewis, after representivity lewive lewis said he does not view donald trump's presidency as legitimate because of the russian hacks during the election cycle. donald trump fired back this morning in two successive tweets saying this. congressman john lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district, which is in a horrible shape and falling apart, not to mention crime fested, rather than falsely complaining about election results. sad. congressman lewis represents most of atlanta. he's represented in georgia since 1986, but you know, congressman lewis not described as someone of little action. he was at the fehr front of the civil rights muchlt movement i
the it was john lewis questioning the legitimacy of trump. zpl i don't see it as president-elect as a legitimate president. >> now to cnn's jessica schneider outside trump tower. so, jessica, what more is the president-elect saying? >> well, two tweets appeared before 8:00 this morning. the president-elect taking to twitter resorting to personal attacks against congressman john lewis, after representivity lewive lewis said he does not view donald trump's presidency as legitimate...
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, donald trump did not give john lewis a civil discourse, he attacked john lewis with a racial -- we can have a civil discourse, that's not what we're having. >> paris, let's bring up this tweet, the latest tweet. because let's read it for you guys. if we have it. there we go. for many years our country has been divided, angry and untrusting, many say it will not change, because the hatred is too deep. it will change. the division in our country will change, that's one of many, i mean just take a look at this list of tweets. these are a lot of different entities that he has targeted with anger and at points, vitriol. what is he going to do to make the divisiveness stop when he is participating in it even in the way he responded to congressman lewis. >> i want to point out one thing, i disagree with simone, that he said something that was racist in the tweet, i didn't see anything that was racist. >> the stereotype between black and brown communities. >> i think what the president-elect is going to do is put together a coalition of people on the inside of the administration and on the
, donald trump did not give john lewis a civil discourse, he attacked john lewis with a racial -- we can have a civil discourse, that's not what we're having. >> paris, let's bring up this tweet, the latest tweet. because let's read it for you guys. if we have it. there we go. for many years our country has been divided, angry and untrusting, many say it will not change, because the hatred is too deep. it will change. the division in our country will change, that's one of many, i mean...
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he doesn't even need -- he didn't even need to continue this rift with john lewis. he could have just let it go and said exactly what kirsten said, what mike pence said. that's what he could have done but he didn't. he likes all the conflict. so is this going to go, continue into the administration? it seems like this is going to be the new normal, just basing on what we've seen in the weeks since the election ended and, you know, in a couple of days when the presidency actually begins. >> whether it's john lewis or "saturday night live," right, which was another tact target of his criticism this weekend. >>> let's talk about a conflict that really matters. the comments about nato. donald trump saying nato is obsolete. the conflict here is within his own administration. last week we listened to confirmation hearings for the national security picks. mattis, tillerson and others saying, no, no, nato is very important. russia is a big threat. forget what adversaries think for a moment, talk about what u.s. allies think and the confusing signals. what is u.s. policy? >>
he doesn't even need -- he didn't even need to continue this rift with john lewis. he could have just let it go and said exactly what kirsten said, what mike pence said. that's what he could have done but he didn't. he likes all the conflict. so is this going to go, continue into the administration? it seems like this is going to be the new normal, just basing on what we've seen in the weeks since the election ended and, you know, in a couple of days when the presidency actually begins....
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can't republicans point to john lewis and say that's what john lewis is doing? >> sure. i think a lot of republicans will see this as a comment that crossed the line although they'll be careful about taking on john lewis personally because of the status he enjoys sort of historically in american politics. i think paul mentioned briefly george w. bush. when you talk to folks who were involved in george w. bush's first term, coming into office with more people having voted for somebody else, they talk about how politically perilous that was and how important it was to do these kind of ostentatious and in many cases substantive displays of bipartisan, working with ted kennedy and no child left behind in that first year, it was important for him to convince americans not that he was a legitimate president because people by and large accepted that but that he was able to represent everybody, right. when you look at the polling for trump, it is why what lewis is saying is dangerous for trump as well, that he comes in on weaker footing than any president he's had in modern time
can't republicans point to john lewis and say that's what john lewis is doing? >> sure. i think a lot of republicans will see this as a comment that crossed the line although they'll be careful about taking on john lewis personally because of the status he enjoys sort of historically in american politics. i think paul mentioned briefly george w. bush. when you talk to folks who were involved in george w. bush's first term, coming into office with more people having voted for somebody...
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. >> trump continues to attack civil rights icon, congressman john lewis on twitter. that's leading to more democratic lawmakers as well saying, you know, they are going to boycott the inauguration. >> and in a few hours, bernie sanders and chuck schumer will be in michigan leading the call to save obamacare. and democrats are billing today as a day of action, and 45 rallies across the country expected to be a show of force against republican's plans to repeal the health care signature law. >> and then we are talking about the uproar surrounding the president-elect,and it took off yesterday -- started late friday night and once trump tweeted yesterday morning, it was off. >> we have seen this really sweep across the country, particularly there on twitter at some of the comments there directed at a civil rights icon, john lewis, and as a result we have seen people here in atlanta speak out in an uproar among the constituents here in atlanta as well as local leaders. >> he dedicated his life to community service. >> what did you do in the civil rights movement? i didn't
. >> trump continues to attack civil rights icon, congressman john lewis on twitter. that's leading to more democratic lawmakers as well saying, you know, they are going to boycott the inauguration. >> and in a few hours, bernie sanders and chuck schumer will be in michigan leading the call to save obamacare. and democrats are billing today as a day of action, and 45 rallies across the country expected to be a show of force against republican's plans to repeal the health care...
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. >>> president-elect donald trump not backing down in a battle with congress member john lewis, but did the civil rights icon go too far with his own comments that prompted trump's tirade? we will get to that next. >>> a feud between president-elect donald trump and a civil rights icon john lewis escalating tension in washington over martin luther king weekend. it started when lewis said on "meet the press" he will not attend the inauguration. explaining it this way. >> i believe in forgiveness. i believe in trying to work with people. it will be hard. it will be very difficult. i don't see the president-elect as a legitimate president. >> why is that? >> i think the russians participated in having this man get elected and they have destroyed the candidacy of hillary clinton. >> trump fired back at lewis in a series of tweets. he should spend more time on fixing and helping his district which is in horrible shape and falling apart. not to mention crime infested. rather than falsely complaining, all talk, talk, talk, no action or results. sad. the controversy has both sides digging i
. >>> president-elect donald trump not backing down in a battle with congress member john lewis, but did the civil rights icon go too far with his own comments that prompted trump's tirade? we will get to that next. >>> a feud between president-elect donald trump and a civil rights icon john lewis escalating tension in washington over martin luther king weekend. it started when lewis said on "meet the press" he will not attend the inauguration. explaining it this...
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then his fights with john lewis. honestly, even the democrats that i talked to, say that john lewis is well within his right to not attend the inauguration. we have a history of doing that. it goes back to nixon. it goes back to lincoln, but they did not like him saying that he was il legitimate. john lewis did start it. trump's reaction, not that great. put that right out there. >> if you take a look at where the support is coming from here, i think it's interesting to look at it. when we asked people in november immediately after the election about approval or disapproval of how he's handling the transition, parts of his base from election night, white voters to begin with, he was plus 19 in approval among white americans immediately in the aftermath of the election in november. he's plus three now there. he was ahead with independents on approval in the aftermath of the election. he's now under water by 4 points here. some parts of his winning coalition and that were with him in the immediate aftermath approving o
then his fights with john lewis. honestly, even the democrats that i talked to, say that john lewis is well within his right to not attend the inauguration. we have a history of doing that. it goes back to nixon. it goes back to lincoln, but they did not like him saying that he was il legitimate. john lewis did start it. trump's reaction, not that great. put that right out there. >> if you take a look at where the support is coming from here, i think it's interesting to look at it. when...
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john lewis is defined by the actions he took as a young man. it was immediately apparent as soon as he said that that that was going to set off a fire storm and a lot of democrats who probably wouldn't have boycotted the election and probably wouldn't have been as outspoken have now sided with lewis. if trump said what pence just said. disagreeing with the statement they weren't legitimately elected, i have to just add that. that's just a fact. if he said what pence had said with that kind of tone, i don't think it would have spurred as much outrage and done what he said he wants to do in his victory speech, which is bring the country together. he didn't do that. he attacked an icon of the civil rights movement at the start of martin luther king weekend and the result, frankly, is fairly predictable. it's another lesson. when you're president-elect words and tone actually matter. and his vice president set the right tone here, in my opinion. >> so simone, despite the 23 democrats not attending, some pretty big names will be there including hill
john lewis is defined by the actions he took as a young man. it was immediately apparent as soon as he said that that that was going to set off a fire storm and a lot of democrats who probably wouldn't have boycotted the election and probably wouldn't have been as outspoken have now sided with lewis. if trump said what pence just said. disagreeing with the statement they weren't legitimately elected, i have to just add that. that's just a fact. if he said what pence had said with that kind of...
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. >> this happens with the feud with john lewis. the growing list of democratic lauks, 25, say they're boycotting trump's swearing in. the president-elect is vowing also insurance for everybody to replace obamacare. sounds like universal health care. how is he going to do it? four days away from his inauguration. let's begin with sarah murray outside trump tower in new york. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. donald trump's fraught relationship with the u.s. intelligence community escalated further when he got in a bit of a war of words with outgoing cia director john brennan. trump even taking to twitter to say was this the leaker of fake news? donald trump taking to twitter to suggest outgoing cia director john brennan leaked unsubstantiated personal and financial information that could be damaging to trump. >> there is no basis for mr. trump to point fingers at the intelligence community for leaking information that was already available publicly. >> reporter: trump's charge coming hours after brennan appeared on national t
. >> this happens with the feud with john lewis. the growing list of democratic lauks, 25, say they're boycotting trump's swearing in. the president-elect is vowing also insurance for everybody to replace obamacare. sounds like universal health care. how is he going to do it? four days away from his inauguration. let's begin with sarah murray outside trump tower in new york. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. donald trump's fraught relationship with the u.s. intelligence...
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>> i actually did but not because of john lewis although i think john lewis -- >> jeff? >> i have to ask you, i'm being humorous but it's a serious matter. i wonder when i listen to you and there are four democrats in pennsylvania, my home state that are doing the same as you, i have to ask, are you all on donald trump's payroll? this is a guy who was elected president in part because he campaigned against washington elites. i can only tell you the political effect of what you're doing is to reinforce that impression and help him. did you think of that? >> i didn't think of that and i hope that's not true. i think part of what you have to do is be authentic. >> that's the problem. they think you are being authentic. >> i am being authentic. really to john's question, it's not so much about policy. he's a republican. he'll have different policies than i do. it's more character and the character that i don't like or want to celebrate. >> how do you represent your constituent who is voted for him? didn't get 100% in your district and so is constituents who voted for him, do
>> i actually did but not because of john lewis although i think john lewis -- >> jeff? >> i have to ask you, i'm being humorous but it's a serious matter. i wonder when i listen to you and there are four democrats in pennsylvania, my home state that are doing the same as you, i have to ask, are you all on donald trump's payroll? this is a guy who was elected president in part because he campaigned against washington elites. i can only tell you the political effect of what...