President-elect Donald Trump faces widespread backlash after tweeting Saturday morning that Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) is "all talk, talk, talk — no action or results. Sad!" As observers from across the political spectrum were quick to point out, Lewis is a civil rights leader who marched at Selma with Martin Luther King Jr., who is commemorated in a federal holiday on Monday.
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