When asked how he viewed US Representative for Georgia and civil rights figure John Lewis’ legacy after his death, Trump remarked:
He didn’t come to my inauguration; he didn’t come to my State of the Union speeches—and that’s okay, that’s his right. Again, nobody has done more for Black Americans than I have.
John Lewis, a major figure in the US Civil Rights Movement, was among the main organizers of the March on Washington in which Martin Luther King Jr. delivered the famous “I Have a Dream” speech. Lewis died on July 17, 2020 of pancreatic cancer.
In the same interview with Axios, Trump again dismissed ongoing concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic and record deaths in the United States.
Forbes – Trump Snubs Civil Rights Leader John Lewis: ‘I Don’t Know’ How History Will Remember Him
Business Insider – Trump refuses to acknowledge John Lewis’ achievements and claims he’s done ‘more for Black Americans’
NPR – Trump Criticizes Late Rep. John Lewis For Not Attending Inauguration
The Atlantic – How Martin Luther King Jr. Recruited John Lewis
Wikipedia – John Lewis
