Trump to Visit Smithsonian African American History Museum on MLK Day Amid Fight With Civil Rights..

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Source: ABC News

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Jan 14, 2017, 6:01 PM ET

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to visit the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture in observance of Martin Luther King Day, senior level transition sources tell ABC News.

The visit comes as Trump continues to draw ire from critics over a Twitter attack against congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis.

Trump hit back Saturday over comments by Lewis in an interview with NBC, after the lawmaker said he doesn't find Trump to be a "legitimate president" following Russian interference in the U.S. election.

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Lewis introduced the original legislation to found the Smithsonian museum in 1988, and then fought for 15 years until it was signed into law by President George W. Bush. He is also featured prominently in the museum's exhibits, including in photos of him speaking at the March on Washington along with his mug shot from his arrest during the Freedom Rides in 1961.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/trump-visit-smithsonian-african-american-history-museum-mlk/story?id=44782241

[femmocrat]

1. Let's hope it is an enlightening experience.

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I think there is a John Lewis exhibit?

[democrank]

4. Guaranteed Trump isn't going there to be enlightened.

His visit will be just another staged segment of his reality show. Hope he's met by a zillion protesters.

[alphafemale]

10. I am also grasping at anything.

""All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle."

- Francis of Assisi

[raging moderate]

15. Hold fast to that which is good.

"The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness does not overcome it."

St. John, in the Gospel of John

[alphafemale]

18. Thank you.

[lastlib]

21. (That almost sounds like a tRumpian encounter with a female......)

(although his tiny hands usually have a more specific target.......)

[femmocrat]

19. Maybe it's not even true: Smithsonian denies he is planning a visit--?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028475551

[dalton99a]

2. Fake effort from a monstrosity devoid of humanity.

[mainer]

3. Panicking. Damage control. Only explanation for why he'd go.

because we all know he'd never set foot in that museum otherwise.

[mobeau69]

7. Probably a brain fart of Skeletor Barbie. n/t

[mobeau69]

5. Is he taking his "black man" with him?

The blowback must be even bigger than I imagined it would be.

[zentrum]

23. Good point.

Yes---this was caused by blowback.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

6. Oh, boy. Daily Stormer isn't going to like this.

Steve Bannon's got some 'splaining to do.

[greatauntoftriplets]

8. He's absolutely shameless.

He insults a civil rights icon today and plans to do this on Monday?

[sheshe2]

12. PEPOSUCS

[George II]

9. What he needs to do is apologize!

John Lewis is one of the most respected member of Congress, respected by BOTH sides of the aisle. I'm sure lots of republicans where shaking their heads this morning when they heard about Trump's insults.

[DippyDem]

11. Herr Drumph will come out after the museum visit and announce "FAKE MUSEUM"

[Vinca]

13. Does Trump even know who MLK is?

[BumRushDaShow]

14. He'll probably deny ever tweeting that

and/or insist it was "taken out of context" and it was "the media's fault" for making an issue out of it.

[raging moderate]

16. Or we should listen to his heart, not his words.

As though his dark words are not coming from the very heart of his dark soul.

[BumRushDaShow]

17. That would be Kellyanne's schtick

[highplainsdem]

20. A Smithsonian spokeswoman has said Trump will not be visiting. See this GD thread:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028475551

[secondwind]

22. Isn't he supposed to spend his first day in office rescinding hundreds of E.O.'s and destroying

Obama's legacy?

This man is not well [Keith Olbermann video, watch it]... he simply IS. NOT. WELL.

[integralmatrix]

24. Just a PR stunt

This is the political equivalent of the famous "going to rehab" common with celebs who have been caught doing drugs or abusing their wives and girlfriends