Dem to skip inauguration over Trump attack on John Lewis

Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) on Saturday said he will not attend Donald Trump’s inauguration next week after the president-elect ripped Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.).

“’All talk, no action.’ I stand with @repjohnlewis and I will not be attending the inauguration,” Takano wrote on Twitter.

“All talk, no action.”

I stand with @repjohnlewis and I will not be attending the inauguration. pic.twitter.com/z8Q0wA9OPK

— Mark Takano (@RepMarkTakano) January 14, 2017

Trump took to Twitter early Saturday to slam Lewis for saying he does not see Trump as “a legitimate president.”

{mosads}“Congressman John Lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district, which is in horrible shape and falling apart (not to mention crime infested) rather than falsely complaining about the election results. All talk, talk, talk – no action or results. Sad!” Trump wrote in several tweets.

The attack sparked heavy backlash from several Democratic lawmakers as well as Republican Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), who noted Lewis’ prominent role in the Civil Rights Movement.

Lewis said Friday that while he believes in forgiveness, working with Trump would be “hard.” 

“I believe in forgiveness. I believe in trying to work with people. It will be hard. It’s going to be very difficult. I don’t see this president-elect as a legitimate president,” Lewis told NBC News on Friday.