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12-08-2017, 9:54am
U.S. Reps. John Lewis (D. MS) and Bennie Thompson (D. MS) will stay away from Saturday’s opening of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, citing the attendance of President Donald Trump.
Lewis and Thompson had planned to attend Saturday. In a joint statement, they said that "Trump’s attendance and his hurtful policies are an insult to the people portrayed in this civil rights museum...."
Gov. Phil Bryant invited Trump to attend Saturday's openings of the Civil Rights Museum and the History of Mississippi Museum as part of Mississippi's 200th birthday.
On Thursday, former Democrat Mississippi Gov. Ray Mabus announced he won’t be attending the museum opening.
Mississippi’s civil rights museum is the nation’s first such state-sponsored civil rights museum. The state spent $90 million on both museums, and another $19 million was privately raised for exhibits and endowments. Liberals are claiming that they will not bow down to this Republican use of power.
U.S. Rep. John Lewis will not attend civil rights museum opening (http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2017/12/07/john-lewis-trump-museum-mississippi/931013001/)
Now wait a dag-nabbed minute! Republicans appropriated $90M to build the museums, but you resent our attending the openings? And how in Hell are Republicans asking you to "bow down" in any way? Fake, fake fake....
Lewis and Thompson had planned to attend Saturday. In a joint statement, they said that "Trump’s attendance and his hurtful policies are an insult to the people portrayed in this civil rights museum...."
Gov. Phil Bryant invited Trump to attend Saturday's openings of the Civil Rights Museum and the History of Mississippi Museum as part of Mississippi's 200th birthday.
On Thursday, former Democrat Mississippi Gov. Ray Mabus announced he won’t be attending the museum opening.
Mississippi’s civil rights museum is the nation’s first such state-sponsored civil rights museum. The state spent $90 million on both museums, and another $19 million was privately raised for exhibits and endowments. Liberals are claiming that they will not bow down to this Republican use of power.
U.S. Rep. John Lewis will not attend civil rights museum opening (http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2017/12/07/john-lewis-trump-museum-mississippi/931013001/)
Now wait a dag-nabbed minute! Republicans appropriated $90M to build the museums, but you resent our attending the openings? And how in Hell are Republicans asking you to "bow down" in any way? Fake, fake fake....