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August 5, 2020

Trump Refuses to Praise Late Civil Rights Icon John Lewis
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President Trump has refused to praise the late civil rights icon and
longtime Congressmember John Lewis who died last month. This is Trump
being interviewed by Jonathan Swan of Axios.

Jonathan Swan: "How do you think history will remember John Lewis?"

President Donald Trump: "I don't know John Lewis. He chose not to come
to my inauguration. He chose - I don't, I never met John Lewis,
actually, I don't believe."

Jonathan Swan: "Do you find him impressive?"

President Donald Trump: "Uh, I can't say one way or the other. I find a
lot of people impressive. I find many people not impressive. He didn't
come to my inauguration. He didn't come to my State of the Union
speeches. And that's OK. That's his right. And again, nobody has done
more for Black Americans than I have."



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