After staying silent Saturday morning as other tributes came pouring in, President Trump tweeted condolences for the late Rep. John Lewis in the afternoon and called him a 'civil rights hero.'
"Saddened to hear the news of civil rights hero John Lewis passing. Melania and I send our prayers to he and his family," Trump tweeted shortly after 2 p.m. after he left Trump National Golf Club in Virginia.TRUMP, PELOSI ORDER FLAGS AT HALF-STAFF TO HONOR JOHN LEWIS; POSSIBLE HE COULD LIE IN STATE
“Lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district, which is in horrible shape and falling apart." Given the acrimony between Trump and Lewis, Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., earlier Saturday urged Trump to stay quiet on Lewis's passing.“[P]lease say nothing," Bass, the head of the Congressional Black Caucus, tweeted. "... Please let us mourn in peace."
Tributes for Lewis came in earlier Saturday from former presidents Jimmy Carter, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, as well as lawmakers from both parties, who praised Lewis for his lifelong dedication to finding liberty and justice for all.
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