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Georgia County Commissioner Calls Civil Rights Leader John Lewis A ‘Racist Pig’
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Jan 16, 2017 07:47pm |
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| Category | Tantrum |
| Author | Elise Foley |
| Media | Website - Huffington Post |
| News Date | Monday, January 16, 2017 05:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A white county commissioner in Georgia accused Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), who is black, of being a “racist pig” over the weekend after the congressman criticized President-elect Donald Trump.
Tommy Hunter, a Republican on the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, wrote two Facebook posts about Lewis and “Demonrats” on Saturday and Sunday, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Both appeared to have been deleted as of Monday morning.
The posts came after Lewis, a leader in the Civil Rights movement, told NBC that he does not “see this president-elect as a legitimate president” because of U.S. intelligence agencies’ conclusion that Russia interfered in the election to help Trump win.
Trump lashed out against Lewis, and Hunter followed suit.
“John Lewis is a racist pig,” Hunter wrote on Saturday, according to a screenshot posted by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “There ain’t one political pundit that didn’t say on November 9 that this would be Demonrats EXACT response to Trump winning. Like I heard Rush, I believe say, Demonrats DO NOT live in reality. They believe polls were right and THE REAL VOTES were wrong. What a bunch of idiots.”
On Sunday, Hunter wrote that “Lewis’ district is drawn to keep him in power. His wins are all illegitimate.” |
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