Warren: 'Trump stepped over the line' with attacks on John Lewis

Mark Sumner for Daily Kos

Daily Kos Staff

Tuesday January 17, 2017 · 6:00 AM PST

2017/01/17 · 06:00

Elizabeth Warren let Donald Trump know what she thought of his attack on Civil Rights icon, John Lewis.

“John Lewis is a man who literally put his life on the line to make this a better country, a fairer country, a country that is more open,” Warren said. “Donald Trump hasn’t put his life on the line for anyone except Donald Trump.”

Has Trump even done that much? It’s not certain that Donald Trump has ever had to defend himself from anything more threatening than a harsh word, or that he’s ever had a fight without the buffer of Twitter standing safely in the way.

The string of tweets Trump fired at Lewis weren’t just vile for their personal context, they also made racist assumptions about the nature of Lewis’ congressional district and the role of African Americans in Congress.

The tweets came after Lewis made it clear that he would not be attending the inauguration, and after he questioned Trump’s legitimacy as president considering the level of Russian interference in the election.

“John Lewis has earned the right to raise questions about legitimacy,” Warren said. “John Lewis has a question about that and John Lewis wants not to attend because of that ― that is certainly his right.”

Tickets to Obama’s inauguration had a street price of as much as $20,000. At this moment, the price for a ticket to Trump’s inauguration is please, please take one. John Lewis is not the only person questioning Trump’s legitimacy.

Donald Trump says John Lewis is all talk.

Here's a picture of John Lewis being beaten by a state trooper on "Bloody Sunday" in 1965. pic.twitter.com/yi81OktNhW
— Matt Fuller (@MEPFuller) January 14, 2017

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