Besides
all the Democrats who will officially boycott Donald Trump's inauguration. They
include:
1.
Stephen Colbert
2.
Pink
3.
Kathy Bates
4.
George Takei
5.
Cameron Esposito
6.
Chloe Bennet
7. Dan
Savage
8.
Ava DuVernay
9.
Mark Duplass
10.
Andy Richter
-SJ
Otto
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There
are many famous
people who Donald Trump has dissed. One of the most recent, happens to
be civil rights activist and congressman, John Lewis. The whole feud started
when Lewis did an interview with Chuck Todd for Meet the
Press. There, he questioned the president-elect’s legitimacy.
“It’s going to be very difficult. I don’t see this
president-elect as a legitimate president,” said Lewis. “I think the Russians
participated in helping this man get elected, and they helped destroy the
candidacy of Hillary Clinton.” This led to Trump responding on
Twitter, dissing the congressman only two days before Martin Luther King,
Jr. Day.
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
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!
—
Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 15, 2017
This
has pushed many people to take sides, especially since the feud isn’t
over and Lewis is boycotting the inauguration along with many other members of
Congress. Some people have criticized the congressman, but many more have
defended him. His book, Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the
Movement sold out on Amazon after the heated interaction. Then there was
the Twitter trend of #IStandWithJohnLewis.
Are
you wondering what celebrities decided to stand with Lewis and why? Here
are 10 celebrities who support John Lewis.
1. Stephen Colbert
I
stand with legendary civil rights hero @repjohnlewis. And
sometimes crowd-surf with him. pic.twitter.com/wUtobFDIDq
—
Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) January 17, 2017
The
Late Show with Stephen Colbert host probably would have acted like he
sided with Trump if he still had his satirical show. However, he was
genuinely supportive of Lewis on Twitter by sharing a GIF of the congressman
crowd-surfing on Colbert’s show. The image was from Lewis’ appearance on the
show when he was promoting his graphic novel series, March.
2. Pink
John
Lewis, Donald Trump, and the Meaning of Legitimacy https://t.co/4jwAzhkmXx via @newyorker
—
P!nk (@Pink) January 16, 2017
The
singer didn’t use her own words to support Lewis, but shared an article that describes
him as “the singular conscience of Capitol Hill.”
3.
Kathy Bates
#Ihaveadream #IStandWithJohnLewis.
Dr. King we need you more than ever. May your words and peaceful activism guide
us in these dark times.
—
Kathy Bates (@MsKathyBates) January 16, 2017
The
Oscar-winner gave some touching words about not only John Lewis, but Martin
Luther King, Jr.
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by Accuracy in Media, Pinterest.
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