As many as 18 lawmakers on Sunday said they will not attend US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration ceremony after he got into a spat with civil rights activist and lawmaker John Lewis.
US Representative John Lewis, a Georgia Democrat, told NBC's “Meet the Press” that he thought hacking by Russians had helped Trump, a Republican, get elected in November. He further said that he does not deem Trump a “legitimate” President. Lewis said he does not plan to attend Trump's swearing- in on Friday, the first time he would miss such an event since being elected to the House..
Following his comments, Trump attacked the civil rights legend, something that did not go down too well with the lawmakers. His vice president and top aides also joined him in criticising Lewis on Sunday.
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