Trump downplayed the legacy of the late civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis in a new interview, instead repeatedly pointing to the Georgia Democrat's decision to not attend his 2017 presidential inauguration.
"I don't know. I really don't know. I don't know. I don't know John Lewis. He chose not to come to my inauguration," Trump said during an interview with Axios that aired Monday when asked how he thought history would remember Lewis, adding that he probably never met the the late congressman."I can't say one way or the other" Trump said when asked if he thought Lewis was impressive. "I find a lot of people impressive.
Pressed about whether he found Lewis' personal story impressive and what he has done for the country, Trump said in the Axios interview,"He was a person that devoted a lot of energy and a lot of heart to civil rights, but there were many others also.
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