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President-elect Donald Trump railed against civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia, in two tweets Saturday morning, following the congressmanrsquo plans to boycott next weekrsquo inauguration. The president-elect disparaged Lewis as All talk, talk talk - no action or results and attacking him for representing a Georgia district Mr. Trump claimed was crime infested and falling apart. Congressman John Lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district, which is in horrible shape and falling apart not to......mdash; 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!mdash; Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump January 14, 2017 Trump tweeted one more tweet Saturday night, writing that Lewis should focus on the burning and crime-in stanley cup fested inner cities. Congressman John Lewis should finally focus on the burning and crime infested inner-cities of the U.S. I can use all the help I can get!mdash; Donald J. Trump @r stanley becher ealDonaldTrump January 15, stanley thermos mug 2017 The attacks, launched just two days before the nation celebrates the civil rights legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., follow Lewisrsquo; decision to sit out the presidential inauguration Friday. On missing the ceremony -- the first in three decades that Lewis will not be present for -- the Georgia Democrat told NBC in Pcmw Aircraft Carrier Politics
Alan Keyes, the Republican two-time presidential hopeful, has thrown his hat into Illinois Senate race, facing a demanding task against a strong Democratic opponent with less than three months to go before the election.Keyes accepted the party s offer Sunday, during a rally in this Chicago suburb before hundreds of supporters. He will face Barack Obama, who grew more formidable as the state GOP became mired in scandal and disarray. We do face an uphill battle, there s no doubt, Keyes said termo stanley . So I m not going to stand here and with tremendous ease promise you a victory. But I ll tell you what I will promise. I will promise you a fight! The battle to replace retiring GOP Sen. Pete stanley cup r Fitzgeral stanley fr d will be the first U.S. Senate election with two black candidates representing the major parties, and seemingly assures Illinois will produce only the fifth black senator in history.Keyes, a Maryland resident who also twice failed in runs for the U.S. Senate in that state, spent much of his speech discussing his deliberations over running in Illinois. I will spend a good deal of my time listening to the people of this state, he said. I might not know the streets yet and the neighborhoods and all the things that go to make up the everyday life of the people. But if, in fact, the people of Illinois still stand together on the American creed, still assert their right of self government, still have the sense of responsible citizenship, then I b |
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