Rep. John Lewis constituents take exception to Trump tweets

Constituents of Rep. John Lewis (D-GA-5) took to Twitter on Saturday to defend their district from accusations made by president-elect Donald Trump.

The Twittersphere was buzzing Saturday morning after the president-elect angrily responded to Rep. Lewis’ comments to “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd about the legitimacy of the impending Trump presidency. President-elect Trump tweeted that Rep. Lewis should spend more time fixing his district which, as he put it, “in horrible shape, falling apart” and “crime infested”.

It was not long before citizens in Georgia’s 5th district, located in northern Atlanta, which includes approximately 750,000 people, started tweeting at Trump to contest his accusations.

I live in Lewis' district. Here is a pic of our "infested district." RT@realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/RdUnI54ak9

— Eric Segall (@espinsegall) January 14, 2017

Georgia’s 5th district is also the headquarters or location of many large organizations including:

Coca-Cola
Delta Air Lines
Georgia-Pacific
Porsche Cars North America
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
American Cancer Society
CARE International
Emory University
Georgia Tech
CNN
Twitter
Facebook
Deloitte
PwC
EY
Honeywell

Are you a resident of John Lewis’ #fifthdistrict? Tweet us pictures of where you live. https://t.co/4fDHBpV7IL pic.twitter.com/Bg4JvqGQjC

— Atlanta Journal-Constitution (@ajc) January 14, 2017

https://twitter.com/chelliehylton/status/820288037833744385

I'm a resident of the #fifthdistrict. Here's our backyard with neighborhood friends. #notfallingapart pic.twitter.com/AzVVCA4PEX

— Melissa Mullinax (@MJMullinax) January 14, 2017

@ralphlongiii #fifthdistrict #atlanta #defendthe5th #swats #sylvanhills pic.twitter.com/pLHj6cWDik

— Erica Long (@ericalongatl) January 14, 2017

Rep. Lewis is becoming one of Donald Trump’s more vocal critics. He stated he will boycott the president-elect’s inauguration this Friday and testified against Trump’s choice for Attorney General, Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL).

Dan Webb, Political Correspondent for Lima Charlie News.

Dan Webb is a former U.S. Air Force Airborne Systems Engineer on the RC-135 Rivet Joint aircraft. He completed three deployments to Southwest Asia in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom totaling over 1200 combat flight hours. He currently works as a software engineer for an Omaha based marketing agency. Previously he worked for the Office of Military and Veteran Services at the University of Nebraska Omaha where, as a student, he received his B.S. in Political Science with a minor in Economics. Dan’s interests include domestic economic policy, veteran’s issues, and national security. Follow Dan on Twitter @DanWebbLC  & listen to Dan every week on the Horse Race political podcast.

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