John Lewis: Trump hammered for assault on rights symbol

Government officials, performers and others have gone to the protection of a US social equality campaigner, Congressman John Lewis, who has turned out to be entangled in succession with President-elect Donald Trump.

Mr Trump tweeted that Mr Lewis was "all discussion" and ought to concentrate on his constituents, after he said Mr Trump was not a real president.

In any case, Mr Lewis' supporters responded with outrage, saying he was a saint and symbol.

Mr Lewis was a main figure in the 1960s social liberties development.

He is the last surviving speaker from the 1963 March on Washington, drove by Martin Luther King.

The column came as social equality activists drove by Rev Al Sharpton started seven days of dissents in front of Mr Trump's initiation on 20 January.


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A few thousand dissidents overcame close solidifying temperatures to walk to the Martin Luther King Jr Memorial in Washington DC, droning "No equity, no peace".

In a different advancement on Saturday, African American Broadway star Jennifer Holliday hauled out of performing at the introduction after weight from supporters, a hefty portion of them from the LGBT people group.

Holliday, who has sung for both Republican and Democrat presidents, apologized for her "lack of foresight" and said she didn't understand her interest would be viewed as communicating backing for Mr Trump.

Mr Lewis, a Democrat, said on Friday he would not go to the introduction in light of the fact that he didn't see the Republican as an authentic president.

"I think the Russians took an interest in helping this man get chose," he told NBC's Meet the Press. "Furthermore, they annihilated the bid of [Democrat] Hillary Clinton."

Mr Trump reacted in tweets on Saturday: "Congressman John Lewis ought to invest more energy in settling and helping his locale, which is not doing so good and coming apart (also wrongdoing pervaded) as opposed to erroneously whining about the race comes about. All discussion, talk, talk - no activity or results. Tragic!"

Georgia's fifth congressional region

Spoken to by John Lewis since 1987

Incorporates just about 75% of the city of Atlanta and some rich rural areas

Around 60% of constituents are African American

Wrongdoing and unemployment rates higher than national normal

Contains a large portion of the state's advanced education foundations

Contains a few Fortune 500 organization central station, including Coca Cola and Delta Airlines

Be that as it may, Mr Lewis' supporters rushed to rally round.

California Senator Kamala Harris, a Democrat, said it wasn't right to treat him along these lines.

"John Lewis is a symbol of the Civil Rights Movement who is valiant in the quest for equity and uniformity," she tweeted. "He merits superior to anything this."Others said Mr Lewis' boldness and the way that the trade had occurred on the eve of Martin Luther King Day, on 16 January.

A considerable lot of them connected to photographs of the two men, or to the 1965 supposed Bloody Sunday walk in Alabama, in which Mr Lewis got a cracked skull as the challenge was fiercely separated by police.

Republican Senator Ben Sasse tweeted his support, saying Mr Lewis' "talk" had changed the world. In any case, he said he couldn't help contradicting his choice to blacklist the introduction, including: "It isn't about a man. It is a festival of tranquil exchange of force."