NAACP President Calls On Donald Trump To Apologize To John Lewis

function onPlayerReadyVidible(e){'undefined'!=typeof HPTrack&&HPTrack.Vid.Vidible_track(e)}!function(e,i){if(e.vdb_Player){if('object'==typeof commercial_video){var a='',o='m.fwsitesection='+commercial_video.site_and_category;if(a+=o,commercial_video['package']){var c='&m.fwkeyvalues=sponsorship%3D'+commercial_video['package'];a+=c}e.setAttribute('vdb_params',a)}i(e.vdb_Player)}else{var t=arguments.callee;setTimeout(function(){t(e,i)},0)}}(document.getElementById('vidible_1'),onPlayerReadyVidible); NAACP President Cornell William Brooks is calling on President-elect Donald Trump to apologize for criticizing Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), a civil rights icon.In a Saturday tweet, Brooks said Trumps remarks demeaned Americans and the rights Lewis has fought for throughout his life.By disrespecting @repjohnlewis, @realDonaldTrump dishonored Lewis' sacrifice & demeaned Americans & the rights, he nearly died 4. Apologize. pic.twitter.com/kFBSfz2wyv Cornell Wm. Brooks (@CornellWBrooks) January 14, 2017 In tweets posted Saturday morning, Trump said Lewis was all talk, talk, talk- no action or results.Lewis is famous as a civil rights leader who helped organize protests and events to raise awareness about voting rights. Police beat him and other voting rights activists in 1965 as they crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama, on what is now known as Bloody Sunday.Trumps tweets appear to be a response to commentsLewis made to NBC Newson Friday,questioning the legitimacy of Trumps presidency.I think the Russians participated in helping this man get elected and they have destroyed the candidacy of Hillary Clinton, Lewis said. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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