Rep. John Lewis Says Trump Would Have Lost In 2016 If Martin Luther King Was Still Alive

Rep. John Lewis says Trump wouldn’t have won in 2016 if Martin Luther King was still alive.

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Rep. Lewis (D-GA) said, “If Martin Luther King had been alive, no, Dr. King would have been able to lead us to a different place. Our country would be different. And the world community would be different. You have to be hopeful. You have to be optimistic. I’m very hopeful and optimistic. I got arrested 40 times during the ’60s. Five times in Congress and I’m probably going to get arrested again for something.”

One of the outcomes of the Russian interference in the 2016 was that it muddied the media coverage and allowed a lot of what Trump stood for to be hidden and denied the proper attention that it should have gotten from the mainstream press. Outlets such as this one were publishing a steady stream of stories beginning with Trump launching his campaign by calling Mexicans rapists, which we called an insane racist rambling rant calling attention to the threat.

Most of the media fell for the Trump/Russia smokescreen of bogus scandals and hacked emails. Many attributed Trump’s racism to some brilliant political strategy. We now know that Trump is incapable of strategy, sticking to a plan, or doing anything that requires discipline.

The 2016 election cried out for a leader like Dr. King who would have protested, marched, and called attention to who Donald Trump really is. Trump won the election by less than 90,000 votes in three states.

Rep. Lewis was right. Dr. King could more than 90,000 additional votes against Trump in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and Michigan. If Martin Luther King was still alive, Donald Trump most likely wouldn’t be president today.

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Jason is the managing editor. He is also a White House Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements. Awards and  Professional Memberships Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

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