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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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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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john lewis, you throw on there, it was chuck jones at one point. you had a steelworker guy, gm, i mean, most of them have been democrats, some republicans, lots of members of the media, present company included. at what point is this a problem for him? >> i think everyone needs to get used to this. this is the new abnormal, and trump is going to -- he finds this effective and emotionally gratifying for him with communication and his supporters love it when he lambastes his critics especially when he takes conventions and pieties of our politics when you don't hit back hard like statements of john lewis and i see it through working through stages of grief. all of this russia stuff, at least a lot of it was litigated during the election. hillary clinton lost anyway, and my guess is democrats when they actually get traction against donald trump it is a normal opposition opposing a normal republican who wants to cut taxes for the rich. >> you are downplaying the russian angle a little bit? >> i think everything we learned since the election could from
john lewis, you throw on there, it was chuck jones at one point. you had a steelworker guy, gm, i mean, most of them have been democrats, some republicans, lots of members of the media, present company included. at what point is this a problem for him? >> i think everyone needs to get used to this. this is the new abnormal, and trump is going to -- he finds this effective and emotionally gratifying for him with communication and his supporters love it when he lambastes his critics...
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lewis. let's take a listen. >> john lewis is pouting. he lost, it's like a spoiled child and we've seen it with the others, they can't get over the fact they lost and what do spoiled little kids do, run around and throw a tantrum. >> now this is a member of the transition team, let's go to more morreale, former mayor of new orleans. always good to see you. good morning. >> good morning, good afternoon. >> this has gotten pretty nasty very fast. let me get your general reaction to this grog battle over congressman lewis saying he doesn't view donald trump as a legitimate president. >> all of this discussion we're missing the essence of the issue, the russians' involvement in the last campaign cycle. so the issue at hand, and what else certainly spurred congressman lewis' statements and he's a great american, is concerns that are legitimate, raised by the intelligence agencies, that somehow the russians and vladimir putin himself were involved in the last election. it matters not whether it affected the outcome. what matters is, was there
lewis. let's take a listen. >> john lewis is pouting. he lost, it's like a spoiled child and we've seen it with the others, they can't get over the fact they lost and what do spoiled little kids do, run around and throw a tantrum. >> now this is a member of the transition team, let's go to more morreale, former mayor of new orleans. always good to see you. good morning. >> good morning, good afternoon. >> this has gotten pretty nasty very fast. let me get your general...
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but on john lewis. first of all, i disagree with john lewis. i believe that donald trump is a legitimate president. i didn't vote for him, i don't like the outcome, but, he won the electoral college. he's the president of the united states. at the same time, john lewis has a right to say that and for donald trump to say punch down, to resort to a outly personal attack on john lewis i think is beneath the presidency. one other point. i also find it ironic that donald trump would be so upset about somebody questioning his legitimacy when he spent years questioning the legitimacy of barack obama, up until about a year ago. and so come on, donald. >> this was a guy who popularized the birther movement. i want to ask you about this question, and it was in that statement from jerry nadler. you cannot normalize the trump presidency. what does that actually mean? he's not a legitimate president, but whatever you think of him, he is going to be the president next week. you don't vote on anything that donald trump is going to sign into law? even if he ag
but on john lewis. first of all, i disagree with john lewis. i believe that donald trump is a legitimate president. i didn't vote for him, i don't like the outcome, but, he won the electoral college. he's the president of the united states. at the same time, john lewis has a right to say that and for donald trump to say punch down, to resort to a outly personal attack on john lewis i think is beneath the presidency. one other point. i also find it ironic that donald trump would be so upset...
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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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>> john lewis is an icon for this service to his country. what he did in the civil rights movement allowed in people like myself to be able to vote and be able to vote in historic numbers for donald trump. donald trump received a historic amount of african-american support, 13% from african-american men like myself and john lewis. that would not have been possible without the sacrifices john lewis has given to this country. so with much respect we give john lewis for his time and service to this country and continues to aggressive. >> did donald trump cross a line with what he said about john lewis? >> i think that donald trump was talking about crime in atlanta. i'm from atlanta. i understand the challenges there. that's fair game to talk about the state of affairs anywhere in this country. it wasn't personal to john lewis. let's look at the facts, look at atlanta. atlanta is a great city. i think they've done great job of increasing police. but there are still challenges there. there's no one who will tell you there's still not challenges
>> john lewis is an icon for this service to his country. what he did in the civil rights movement allowed in people like myself to be able to vote and be able to vote in historic numbers for donald trump. donald trump received a historic amount of african-american support, 13% from african-american men like myself and john lewis. that would not have been possible without the sacrifices john lewis has given to this country. so with much respect we give john lewis for his time and service...
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and he's earned respect from both sides of the aisle. >> john lewis is a hero. he not only personally suffered for the rights of african-americans and really all americans, but he has then taken his passion into public service and spent decades working to make america a better place. >> reporter: even the president-elect has called him a legendary civil rights leader. they're seen here together at the 45th anniversary of the march on selma. at the 50th anniversary in 2015, congressman lewis joined thousands in a symbolic march across the edmund pettus bridge once more. >> we know the march is not yet over. we know the race is not yet won. >> reporter: this is where john lewis and others marching for voting rights were beaten down on bloody sunday by alabama police in 1965. >> get out there and push and pull until we redeem the soul of america. >> reporter: he still has the scars from the beating, the wounds marked down in history and featured in the movie "selma." >> for donald trump to suggest that john lewis is someone who's all talk and no action just once ag
and he's earned respect from both sides of the aisle. >> john lewis is a hero. he not only personally suffered for the rights of african-americans and really all americans, but he has then taken his passion into public service and spent decades working to make america a better place. >> reporter: even the president-elect has called him a legendary civil rights leader. they're seen here together at the 45th anniversary of the march on selma. at the 50th anniversary in 2015,...
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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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it's a shame to see what john lewis is doing. he was my representative when i was growing up in atlanta. when you look at the restoration of two-parent household. problems with education choice. good quality, small business entrepreneurship and economic growth and of course, the problems with criminality and gang violence as you see in chicago. that's where john lewis should be focused and all of these black leaders such as with the congressional black caucus should be focus not just touting the message of the democratic party. stuart: allen, i want to focus on this, the founder of bikers for trump told us on friday they're headed to d.c. to quote, build a wall of meat in case things get out of hand. watch this. >> bikers are certainly used to be outnumbered and prepared to build a wall of meat, we're certainly that they've learned their lessons in chicago and arizona and anything like cleveland, that they're going to have everything under control. stuart: allen west, any kind of violence would mar the inauguration, wouldn't it?
it's a shame to see what john lewis is doing. he was my representative when i was growing up in atlanta. when you look at the restoration of two-parent household. problems with education choice. good quality, small business entrepreneurship and economic growth and of course, the problems with criminality and gang violence as you see in chicago. that's where john lewis should be focused and all of these black leaders such as with the congressional black caucus should be focus not just touting...
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it is irresponsible for john lewis to have done this. and the other piece of this, chuck, is that barack obama should step up as well and call it what it is. it's wrong what is happening. it's wrong how some of these democrats are treating president-elect trump. we have a great relationship with the white house. i talk to den mismcdnis mcdonna day. the transfer of power within the white house is going great. but to do this to president-elect trump five days before he puts his hands on the bible is just wrong. by the way, the democrats are fund-raising on this comment from congressman lewis right now. so they're making money on it. >> let me ask you this because one of the things that congressn lewis says that he ll never forget and possibly never forgive is when donald trump said that vladimir putin was a stronger leader than president obama. and there will be people that respond to your comments right now and say donald trump spent five years questioning the legacy of barack obama's constitutional viability to be president of the united
it is irresponsible for john lewis to have done this. and the other piece of this, chuck, is that barack obama should step up as well and call it what it is. it's wrong what is happening. it's wrong how some of these democrats are treating president-elect trump. we have a great relationship with the white house. i talk to den mismcdnis mcdonna day. the transfer of power within the white house is going great. but to do this to president-elect trump five days before he puts his hands on the bible...
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the war of words with congressman john lewis. what the president-elect tweeted that is sparking outrage. >>> reunited. the baby kidnapped 18 years ago now face to face with her biological family. the woman accused of taking her now behind bars. >>> the world's most famous hijacking mystery. stumping the fbi for nearly half a century, but did amateur scientists just discover a major clue? >>> and liftoff. the critical space launch. why this rocket has so much riding on it. >>> good evening, and thank you for joining us on this busy saturday. i'm cecilia vega. we begin tonight with what is proving to be a deadly winter blast. weather alerts at this hour across a dozen states, and now states of emergency. the roads downright dangerous here in northern missouri. an overturned semi. wave after wave of ice sending drivers skidding. this 20-car pileup in downtown wichita. 20 million across the country under threat. that flag right there frozen stiff north of tulsa, oklahoma. and no easy going for this woman in arnold, missouri, and for
the war of words with congressman john lewis. what the president-elect tweeted that is sparking outrage. >>> reunited. the baby kidnapped 18 years ago now face to face with her biological family. the woman accused of taking her now behind bars. >>> the world's most famous hijacking mystery. stumping the fbi for nearly half a century, but did amateur scientists just discover a major clue? >>> and liftoff. the critical space launch. why this rocket has so much riding on...
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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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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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do i stand with donald trump or do i stand with john lewis? i amtanding with john lewis. so representative, do you believe, then tharks t, that th president-elect will not be a legitimate president? >> i believe that donald trump won the electoral college, but i am not going to normalize his behavior. he's attacked gold star parents, veterans, latinos and now john lewis. so i am making the personal decision to not attend the inauguration. what makes america great is, unlike russia, we don't make people attend parades and ceremony. we hold people accountable. and that's what i am doing. i'm standing up to donald trump. >> you have heard the criticisms here coming from the right. and some might say and phillip, if you heard our conversation in the last block is intimating basically, as we look at martin luther king, an individual who so clearly and passionately said i embrace those that i do not agree with, and in that spirit might you also attend, then, the inauguration? >> can a person like trump, who has made a series of racist,big have a good idea? the answer is yes. bu
do i stand with donald trump or do i stand with john lewis? i amtanding with john lewis. so representative, do you believe, then tharks t, that th president-elect will not be a legitimate president? >> i believe that donald trump won the electoral college, but i am not going to normalize his behavior. he's attacked gold star parents, veterans, latinos and now john lewis. so i am making the personal decision to not attend the inauguration. what makes america great is, unlike russia, we...
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this fight against john lewis and donald trump was john lewis inappropriate to question the legitimacy and the response from trump? what is your take? >> look, congressman lewis' opinion. he's basing it on the fact as we all know from the intelligence community that there was russian interference in the american election so we can have a fight over whether that is true or not, but it's the president-elect's response that is what's outrageous here. at what point will president-elect trump actually act presidential? that's the moment for someone who is supposed to be the leader of the free world, incoming leader of the free world, to show some grace, and he didn't, and as you pointed out earlier in an earlier interview, to go after congressman lewis' district and not actually know what his district is, one, and specific, and then more generally, talking to an african-american member of congress about the way african-americans live, in such a generalized way, so many months after the election, so many months after the campaign, when everyone under the sun tried to get through to him that
this fight against john lewis and donald trump was john lewis inappropriate to question the legitimacy and the response from trump? what is your take? >> look, congressman lewis' opinion. he's basing it on the fact as we all know from the intelligence community that there was russian interference in the american election so we can have a fight over whether that is true or not, but it's the president-elect's response that is what's outrageous here. at what point will president-elect trump...
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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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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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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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why get into a fight with john lewis, even if john lewis started the fight? >> chris, this debate about legitimacy. got me looking back on how barack obama was tweeted on january 20th, 2009. reported almost no protests. the tea party movement didn't start until after he elected. was this unprecedented? >> well, there was certainly after the 2000 election, which was of course the contested election in florida. but it is interesting to note that when george w. bush took the oath of office in january of 2001, he had an approval generating in the '60s. donald trump still has an approval generating in the '40s and, yes, he's going to be president, but he's going to need popular support in order to get all of this very ambitious agenda done. and getting into fights with people like john lewis doesn't help him in reaching out and trying to build the coalitions. whether they're best friends or not, the coalition he needs to get things accomplished. >> we've been with playing the video all morning admitting of democrats got a bit cocky this election. were you surprise
why get into a fight with john lewis, even if john lewis started the fight? >> chris, this debate about legitimacy. got me looking back on how barack obama was tweeted on january 20th, 2009. reported almost no protests. the tea party movement didn't start until after he elected. was this unprecedented? >> well, there was certainly after the 2000 election, which was of course the contested election in florida. but it is interesting to note that when george w. bush took the oath of...
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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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john lewis is a hero. a civil rights hero. they're right in saying, donald trump is a legitimate president. he won fair and square. he didn't win the election because of russian interference. they do have a responsibility to stand up for that. it's just the way they do it that is the wrong approach. >> he's someone who with less than a plurality of the vote. it doesn't make sense the way things unfolded. >> he has a plurality. not the majority. >> he has the plurality. >> excuse me. excuse me. take it back. >> with less than a plurality of the vote. he is the president. the electoral college said he's the president. he's the president. as a president, you also have to build. if i'm sitting there and part of his team and i go, look, we're probably not going to win the next election with 46% of the vote. so people like john lewis and the other groups, you have to start building bridges towards. this week was a disaster because he's burning bridges, not building them. >> and he has to think about the poll numbers. 44% approval on
john lewis is a hero. a civil rights hero. they're right in saying, donald trump is a legitimate president. he won fair and square. he didn't win the election because of russian interference. they do have a responsibility to stand up for that. it's just the way they do it that is the wrong approach. >> he's someone who with less than a plurality of the vote. it doesn't make sense the way things unfolded. >> he has a plurality. not the majority. >> he has the plurality....
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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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>> 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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john lewis is an icon. for president-elect trump to get into a twitter battle with him and insult the man is almost -- it's just something that just is stunning to me. you know, i kind of follow michelle obama's creed. when someone goes low, you go up. i think we're better off trying to show the country that we are not going to fall to the depths of, you know, that donald trump is clearly falling. i mean, at some point and maybe this is going to happen in the inaugural address, but it's going to be more significant in terms of his actions and words. the man is going to be president of everyone. he has a responsibility to lead that way. and this divisive rhetoric and this almost child-like tendency to use twitter on a day-to-day basis has got to stop. what is going to happen, i have no idea. >> i don't think donald trump is going to stop using twitter any time soon. but i appreciate your perspectives. we have a lot more to discuss. specifically what we were just talking about with chris. dozens of members of
john lewis is an icon. for president-elect trump to get into a twitter battle with him and insult the man is almost -- it's just something that just is stunning to me. you know, i kind of follow michelle obama's creed. when someone goes low, you go up. i think we're better off trying to show the country that we are not going to fall to the depths of, you know, that donald trump is clearly falling. i mean, at some point and maybe this is going to happen in the inaugural address, but it's going...
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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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i stand with john lewis. we're up to at least 30 members of congress who have now pledged overtly by name, not anonymously, that they have said they will not attend the inauguration on friday. this appears to be the first large-scale congressional boycott of an inauguration since 1973. even before the swearing in on friday, we are already seeing the first large-scale protests against the new president. there were protests in washington this weekend, the big civil rights protests that took place in the cold rain. a civil rights protest that took place in washington, d.c., and on sunday in more than three dozen cities around the country, there was some surprisingly large rallies against donald trump. specifically, in defense of the affordable care act. this was the scene yesterday in boston. you see everybody looks a little cold here, including senator elizabeth warren of massachusetts who you see speaking at the podium. they had planned to hold this boston rally inside a hall, the backdrop for these shots. so
i stand with john lewis. we're up to at least 30 members of congress who have now pledged overtly by name, not anonymously, that they have said they will not attend the inauguration on friday. this appears to be the first large-scale congressional boycott of an inauguration since 1973. even before the swearing in on friday, we are already seeing the first large-scale protests against the new president. there were protests in washington this weekend, the big civil rights protests that took place...
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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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because john lewis said it. >> i don't think -- >> it helps john lewis. it does. >> really? >> i know people will be shocked. they are fund-raising off of it, right? it helps donald trump. people saying he is standing up and fighting political correctness. it helps the democrats and it helps the republicans. we are shocked, we are stunned! the press all weekend was shocked and stunned and deeply saddened about it. see, look. this reinforces everything we have ever said about donald trump. >> i think it's bad for us as it pertains to russia. >> i think it's bad for america and i wish donald trump could just let, if you were ever going to let something just go, this would have been a hell of a time to do it, harold ford. a hell of a time to do it. >> questioning the presidency. >> i conserved with john lewis as you did and i share the respect that manchin and others have for him and on a personal level, i think he said it wrong. i do they -- >> said what wrong? >> about the legitimacy of it. he would have to understand he was elected president. no questions about russians tamp
because john lewis said it. >> i don't think -- >> it helps john lewis. it does. >> really? >> i know people will be shocked. they are fund-raising off of it, right? it helps donald trump. people saying he is standing up and fighting political correctness. it helps the democrats and it helps the republicans. we are shocked, we are stunned! the press all weekend was shocked and stunned and deeply saddened about it. see, look. this reinforces everything we have ever said...
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he also lashed out at john lewis tweeting, "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 actions or results. sad." that would be this john lewis who helped lead the 1963 march on washington and had his skull fractured by state troopers after marching into selma, alabama, in 1965 and who described trump as an illegitimate president. >> i don't see the president-elect as a legitimate president. i think the russians participated in having this man get elected and they have destroyed the candidacy of hillary clinton. i don't plan to attend the inauguration. it would be the first one that i miss since i've been in the congress. you cannot be at home with something that you feel is wrong. >> lewis' decision not to attend friday's inauguration and trump's response has spurred many of lewis' colleagues to follow suit. there are as of now at least 31 democratic lawmakers who have announced plans to b
he also lashed out at john lewis tweeting, "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 actions or results. sad." that would be this john lewis who helped lead the 1963 march on washington and had his skull fractured by state troopers after marching into selma, alabama, in 1965 and who...
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so there's a partner with john lewis. it's unfortunate, and i think it's embarrassing to the democrats, and i would like to see some democrats come out and call him out on this and say, folks, this is about the presidency, the office. not the individual. and we should pay respect to our constitutional form of government and the fact that we do change power with ballots not bullets. and that ought to be something that we observe, celebrate regardless of the outcome of the election. liz: it's an important point you make. by the way, it was george w. bush that he didn't attend; is that right. >> yes. george w. bush. liz: listen, john lewis, it's marbling day, but your point's well taken. i mean, correct me if i'm wrong, i think he's called jeff sessions george wallis, called john mccain a george wallis, said he's using hyperbolic rhetoric, john lewis in the past. is that right? >> well, look, i don't want to take anything away from the civil rights record that he had in the '60s. but we're now talking about the year 2017. an
so there's a partner with john lewis. it's unfortunate, and i think it's embarrassing to the democrats, and i would like to see some democrats come out and call him out on this and say, folks, this is about the presidency, the office. not the individual. and we should pay respect to our constitutional form of government and the fact that we do change power with ballots not bullets. and that ought to be something that we observe, celebrate regardless of the outcome of the election. liz: it's an...
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this is john lewis. >> well, we're in a tough place because john lewis is someone that, you know, clearly his track record, right, his actions during the civil rights movement are undisputable. he is a hero to many for what he has done. however, it's ironic to me that the lenl i want si of the presidency -- we talked during the debates about this. it was all thought that donald trump would be questioning the legitimacy, and you knew the outrage from the left when he said that. now the left is questioning the outcome of this election, and the american people are the losers in this. it's in our best interest that the president who hasn't even taken office yet is felt as if he is our president. whether you voted for him or not, we want him to succeed. i think that john lewis -- i think he took a misstep here. i really do. i think that it's in everybody's best interest that we get the ball rolling on january 20th and we try to work together at some level. i think he really just had a misstep. >> how could donald trump, the new president as of one week from now responded more to the point that
this is john lewis. >> well, we're in a tough place because john lewis is someone that, you know, clearly his track record, right, his actions during the civil rights movement are undisputable. he is a hero to many for what he has done. however, it's ironic to me that the lenl i want si of the presidency -- we talked during the debates about this. it was all thought that donald trump would be questioning the legitimacy, and you knew the outrage from the left when he said that. now the...
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and i disagree with what john lewis said. there is no question donald trump will be sworn in on friday and he will be the chief executive our federal government and the commander-in-chief. the media wouldn't have covered this because john lewis is a civil rights icon. think are thinking is this the black community and john lewis taking on donald trump. howie: when trump comes back on twitter and says all talk, no action, referring to the congressman from atlanta. he was attacked first, he was called not legitimate by a leading democratic congressman. is john lewis immune from criticism because of what he did 50 years ago? >> i don't think anyone should be immune from criticism. >> i think it left views him as a conduit in which to get their message across. also, it's also to note that john lewis is fundraising often do *'s comments and so is the dnc. >> this remind me of when meryl streep hijacked the golden globes. calling trump and his people on the carpet. madonna said she feels like she has been dumped by a lover and stuc
and i disagree with what john lewis said. there is no question donald trump will be sworn in on friday and he will be the chief executive our federal government and the commander-in-chief. the media wouldn't have covered this because john lewis is a civil rights icon. think are thinking is this the black community and john lewis taking on donald trump. howie: when trump comes back on twitter and says all talk, no action, referring to the congressman from atlanta. he was attacked first, he was...
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john lewis is an icon. he is someone, as we all know, who has literally written chapters in our nation's history when it comes to civil rights and when it comes to justice and equal opportunity. so look, the reality is that both sides probably need to cool off here a little bit, and the reality is, is that donald trump won this election, so therefore, he is legitimate. now, we can disagree very strongly about how he got to the presidency in terms of all the things that he said from a policy standpoint, but also from a personality standpoint. and if i can go back for a second to what my friend on the other side of the aisle said about the onus not being on the democrats. the onus is on all americans here to come together. and the onus is on for all americans to stop this partisan rhetoric, on the republican side but also on the democratic side, to come together. the reality is, yes, politically, it is that republicans own washington, d.c., right now, but the last time i looked at the constitution, the congre
john lewis is an icon. he is someone, as we all know, who has literally written chapters in our nation's history when it comes to civil rights and when it comes to justice and equal opportunity. so look, the reality is that both sides probably need to cool off here a little bit, and the reality is, is that donald trump won this election, so therefore, he is legitimate. now, we can disagree very strongly about how he got to the presidency in terms of all the things that he said from a policy...
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king said are you john lewis? are you the boy from troy? i said, dr. king, i'm dr. robert lewis. and he called me "the boy from troy." he told me, he said, john as you attempt to condition your efforts to enter troy state, your parents could lose their land, your home could be bombed or burned, something to happen to you. but if you want to go, we will support you. go back home and have a discussion with your mother and with your father. my mother was so afraid, my father was so afraid that they could lose the land, home could be burned or bombed so i continued to study in nashville. and it was in nashville, tennessee that dr. king would come and speak, rosa parks would come and speak, thurgood marshall would come and speak at fish university and others. and i got to know these individuals. and one day on fish university campus, congressman wilson walking across the campus and dr. deboys was on the calmmpus. being there inspired me to stand up, to speak up and to speak out with a group of students from fish university, tennessee state, from vanderbilt and peabody and skerritt and
king said are you john lewis? are you the boy from troy? i said, dr. king, i'm dr. robert lewis. and he called me "the boy from troy." he told me, he said, john as you attempt to condition your efforts to enter troy state, your parents could lose their land, your home could be bombed or burned, something to happen to you. but if you want to go, we will support you. go back home and have a discussion with your mother and with your father. my mother was so afraid, my father was so...
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you're never going to win a popularity contest with john lewis. i don't care who you are in this country or in the world. so that is -- that's the part of this that's a head scratcher. then donald trump looks at it and says, this is how i've been and this is what got me why change who i am. but it's going to make it -- this is why he's going to enter office with the lowest job approval going in of any president in recent times. >> and yet all of this is incredibly fascinating from a news perspective. >> i'm trying to picture what his inaugural is going to sound like. >> we don't know. >> an inaugural is a moment of unity. it really is. it's one of the great traditions of democracy for the world to witness. >> the peaceful transition of power. >> for the world to witness. it's quite -- >> what can you say? >> it's going to be something. >> chuck, thanks so much. got a great show coming up in about ten minutes. see "meet the press" every sunday at 10:30 on news 4 today. >>> meanwhile, we got to the bottom of a really important story. there's more an
you're never going to win a popularity contest with john lewis. i don't care who you are in this country or in the world. so that is -- that's the part of this that's a head scratcher. then donald trump looks at it and says, this is how i've been and this is what got me why change who i am. but it's going to make it -- this is why he's going to enter office with the lowest job approval going in of any president in recent times. >> and yet all of this is incredibly fascinating from a news...