It’s no big surprise but Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) told NBC last weekend he will skip the Trump Inauguration.
“I don’t plan to attend inauguration. It will be the first one I miss since.”
Well, they say that history repeats itself and so it was in this case. John Lewis lied.
John Lewis did not attend George W. Bush’s Inauguration in 2001 saying he was not a “true elected president.”
Donald Trump responded with tweets,
John Lewis said about my inauguration, “It will be the first one that I’ve missed.” WRONG (or lie)! He boycotted Bush 43 also because he…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 17, 2017
“thought it would be hypocritical to attend Bush’s swearing-in….he doesn’t believe Bush is the true elected president.” Sound familiar! WP
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 17, 2017
But so did others,
Imagine my shock, John Lewis lied about this being his first inauguration he skipped since being in Congress. #MLKDAY pic.twitter.com/HxUrLZPia8
— Asa J ???????? (@asamjulian) January 16, 2017
After skipping Bush’s inauguration in ’01, @Trish_Regan says there’s a pattern of John Lewis’s attempts to de-legitimize Presidents! pic.twitter.com/4XZrnNnU62
— Trish Regan Intel (@TrishIntel) January 16, 2017
@TrishIntel @trish_regan Lewis also lied about being spit upon by Tea Party & was caught.
— chuck strum (@rockyfork) January 16, 2017
@TrishIntel @pds0399 @trish_regan John Lewis use’s Republican POTUS elections as huge fund raiser. Just as he used MLK for a job creator.
— Psmyth (@Ps5725) January 16, 2017
@Ps5725 @pds0399 @TrishIntel @trish_regan Absolutely. He is a hypocrite royal. Got his seat by using MLK, money off MLK. Wake up Atlanta.
— Paul (@pops_clark) January 16, 2017
But now John Lewis’s staff have come up with not an apology but an excuse. He didn’t lie, he merely forgot!
John Lewis's staff says he forgot that he boycotted George W. Bush's inauguration: "That was almost 20 years ago." https://t.co/Jpnpq1QYyI
— Glenn Kessler (@GlennKesslerWP) January 17, 2017
Do you believe him?
