IN HIS TWEET, MARYLAND'S FOURTH
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REPORTER: IN HIS TWEET,
MARYLAND'S FOURTH DISTRICT
CONGRESSMAN ANTHONY BROWN CALLED
JOHN LEWIS A CIVIL RIGHTS HERO,
AND WROTE, "SKIPPING
INAUGURATION, ENORMOUS
RESPONSIBILITY TO BE POTUS.
I RESPECT THE OFFICE, CAN'T
TOLERATE DISRESPECT."
ANTHONY BROWN IS THE FIRST
REPRESENTATIVE FROM MARYLAND TO
SAY THAT HE'S BOYCOTTING
PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP'S
INAUGURATION.
IT COMES DAYS AFTER CONGRESSMAN
JOHN LEWIS, AN ICON OF THE CIVIL
RIGHTS MOVEMENT WHO MARCHED WITH
MLK, ANNOUNCED THAT HE'S
SKIPPING THE INAUGURAL
FESTIVITIES BECAUSE HE DOESN'T
CONSIDER MR. TRUMP A LEGITIMATE
PRESIDENT.
IN A FIRESTORM OF TWEETS, THE
PRESIDENT-ELECT COUNTERED BY
SAYING THAT LEWIS IS ALL TALK
AND NO ACTION OR RESULTS.
CONGRESSMAN JOHN LEWIS DIDN'T
MENTION MISTER TRUMP AT AN MLK
DAY EVENT IN FLORIDA MONDAY.
REP. LEWIS: WHEN YOU SEE
SOMETHING THAT IS NOT RIGHT, NOT
FAIR, NOT JUST, WE HAVE A MORAL
OBLIGATION TO DO SOMETHING, SAY
SOMETHING.
REPORTER: WITH HIS ANNOUNCEMENT,
MARYLAND CONGRESSMAN ANTHONY
BROWN JOINED NEARLY TWO DOZEN
OTHER DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS FROM
AROUND THE COUNTRY WHO HAVE SAID
THEY'RE ALSO BOYCOTTING THE
INAUGURATION, SEVERAL IN
REACTION TO MR. TRUMP'S COMMENTS
ABOUT LEWIS.
WHILE SOME REPUBLICANS HAVE SAID
IT'S INAPPROPRIATE FOR LEWIS TO
QUESTION THE PRESIDENT-ELECT'S
LEGITIMACY.
REP. BARBARA LEE: WE'LL BE
WORKING TO RESIST THE AGENDA
THAT PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP PUT
FORWARD.
SEN. MARCO RUBIO: IT'S NOT ABOUT
PRESIDENT-ELECT TRUMP, IT'S
ABOUT PEACEFUL TRANSFER OF
POWE
REPORTER: AS OF TODAY,
REPRESENTATIVE ELIJAH CUMMINGS
SAID THAT HE IS STILL DECIDING
IF HE WILL GO TO THE
INAUGURATION.
REPRESENTATIVE JOHN SARBANES
SAYS HE'S GOING, SO IS DUTCH
RUPPERSBERGER.
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