Byron York: Dem dilemma: Stand with Lewis?

Published January 16, 2017 4:29am ET



Once Donald Trump responded to John Lewis’s “illegitimate president” attack, the question wasn’t whether Trump’s pushback would cause a Twitter furor. It would. The question was how many Democrats, beyond those who occupy the left-most wing of the House Democratic caucus with Lewis, would go along with the Trump-is-not-legitimate charge.

So far, Democrats have come up with a variety of responses. Some openly disagree with Lewis. Others disagree but don’t want to say so explicitly. Still others agree but don’t want to say so explicitly. And some wholeheartedly support Lewis.

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