Growing list of Democrats boycotting Trump inauguration
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The roster of House Democrats planning to boycott President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration grew to more than 40 on Tuesday in a protest of the New York businessman's policies and his repeated criticism of legendary civil rights activist John Lewis.
The Georgia congressman made headlines over the weekend for challenging Trump's legitimacy to be the next president and erroneously claiming that Trump's inauguration would be the first he will have missed since coming to Congress three decades ago. Lewis said that he would skip Trump's swearing in on Friday, telling NBC News that he didn't view Trump as a legitimate president.
In fact, Lewis had skipped President George W. Bush's inauguration in 2001. Trump struck on Tuesday morning, as is typical, on Twitter: "WRONG (or lie)!" Trump tweeted, citing a 2001 Washington Post report that noted Lewis had skipped George W. Bush's inauguration. Lewis' office on Tuesday confirmed that the congressman had missed Bush's swearing-in.
