Nearly 60 Democratic lawmakers will skip Trump’s inauguration

Published January 16, 2017 5:24pm ET



A war of words between President-elect Donald Trump and civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., is one of the many reasons why more than 50 Democratic lawmakers say they will boycott the upcoming inauguration.

The fight began when Lewis told NBC News he didn’t believe Trump was a legitimate president because of interference by the Russians.

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