Trump’s Attack On John Lewis’s Constituents Just Backfired Beautifully
Civil rights hero Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) triggered a firestorm when he correctly labeled Donald Trump an “illegitimate president” due to the Russian hacking of Democratic Party servers and the email accounts of Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton’s campaign officials. “I think the Russians participated in helping this man get elected. And they helped destroy the candidacy of Hillary Clinton” said Lewis, whose assessment has been confirmed by Trump himself.
President-elect Donald Trump responded the way he always does – with a petulant and childish Twitter rant:
Congressman John Lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district, which is in horrible shape and falling apart (not to……
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 14, 2017
mention crime infested) rather than falsely complaining about the election results. All talk, talk, talk – no action or results. Sad!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 14, 2017
He couldn’t have been further from the truth. Rep. Lewis’s Fifth District is a majority-black district where 88% of adults have high school diplomas and 44% have college degrees. The citizens of the Fifth District were none too pleased to have Trump try to smear their community with his dystopian descriptions of African-American neighborhoods.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution asked Fifth District residents to send them pictures of what Lewis’ district really looks like – and the results speak for themselves:
Grateful for another wonderful day in the #fifthdistrict . Thank you @repjohnlewis for your service to our district and nation. pic.twitter.com/mriu5CuvpC
— Ben Rosenberg (@bnrsnbrg) January 15, 2017
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More pics from that #horribleatlantadistrict of mine. #defendthefifth #defendthe5th #fifthdistrict #johnlewis pic.twitter.com/omzsdWDvwK
— km/h (@Kiki272) January 15, 2017
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The horrible #fifthdistrict on a Saturday where all these familes are having fun. #defendthefifth @PonceCityMarket pic.twitter.com/BZHFOsf9wI
— Kendra Pierson (@spelken) January 14, 2017
Please stay away from our horrible district @realDonaldTrump #DefendThe5th #fifthdistrict pic.twitter.com/oKX3h0KfBT
— Cordell Carter (@COCsure) January 14, 2017
Atlanta's #FifthDistrict: A truly deplorable, crime-ridden pit of despair! @realDonaldTrump #defendthefifth #5thDistrict pic.twitter.com/es81pUaZUy
— Brenna Zenaty (@brenna_zenaty13) January 14, 2017
Took this picture in the #fifthdistrict. I think @EmoryUniversity is trying to tell you something, @realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/HkXoXH267e
— steve (@NatsinNY) January 14, 2017
Welcome to the #fifthdistrict of #ATL where we're #toobusytohate & stand with @repjohnlewis. A wonderful place to live, work, & play! @ajc pic.twitter.com/3iki7q4wuO
— Chandan Devireddy MD (@drdevireddy) January 14, 2017
Lewis's district is tweeting out #fifthdistrict to show its beauty. We use to live in Atlanta so here's my wife & friend at MLK's gravesite pic.twitter.com/IVlnJSTitJ
— Dusty Giebel (@DustinGiebel) January 14, 2017
https://twitter.com/delaknee/status/820344520722288642
https://twitter.com/JebBoone/status/820304024742297601
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution also found another reason why Trump was so angry at the Fifth:
The high rise Donald Trump planned in John Lewis’ district never happened. Sad! https://t.co/hivF9xNJHw pic.twitter.com/UpRsolcX7e
— AJC (@ajc) January 14, 2017
Donald Trump’s cheap shots at a civil rights hero on the weekend of Martin Luther King Day just goes to show how little he truly cares for the citizens of this country. His accusations of Lewis’ district being “terrible” and “run-down” and “crime-infested” are just shallow attempts to perpetuate racist stereotypes about African-American communities – and by extension, the ability of black leaders to care for their communities. These pictures should set the record straight.
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