Rep. John Lewis has been forced to admit that Donald Trump’s inauguration on Friday will not be the first inauguration of a president he’s missed, contrary to what he told Chuck Todd on “Meet The Press” on Sunday:
Rep. John Lewis' office issues statement acknowledging he also missed Bush 43's first inauguration. https://t.co/MnUxoMKFDG pic.twitter.com/GRGiSPHbL3
— Fox News (@FoxNews) January 17, 2017
Rep. Lewis had tried to claim that Friday’s ceremony would be the “first one” he’s missed since he’s “been in Congress”:
Rep John Lewis on #MTP: "I don't plan to attend the inauguration..first one that I miss since I've been in Congress" https://t.co/4wRHSuFtmM
— Alex Moe (@AlexNBCNews) January 13, 2017
Earlier on Tuesday, Trump called out Rep. Lewis for his slip-of-the-tongue:
John Lewis said about my inauguration, "It will be the first one that I've missed." WRONG (or lie)! He boycotted Bush 43 also because he…
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 17, 2017
"thought it would be hypocritical to attend Bush's swearing-in….he doesn't believe Bush is the true elected president." Sound familiar! WP
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 17, 2017
Trump wins again.
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It looks like this won’t be the first inauguration Rep. John Lewis has skipped after all