President Donald Trump says he does not know how history will remember the late Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), nor can he say if he finds the Georgia congressmanâs life impressive.
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) responded to Trumpâs comments. During an appearance on CNN on Tuesday, she said, âDonald Trump shows us time and time again, the only thing he believes in is himself.â
âHe doesnât care anything about the American people. He doesnât care about the history of this country. He doesnât care anything about the future of this country,â she added.
Bottoms continued to argue that the upcoming presidential election is âthe most important election of our lifetimeâ and claimed that Trump is âdestroying our democracy in real-time.â
âWe have to respond in the best way that we know how, the way that John Lewis taught us to respond, that is to show up and vote. Because what he reminded us, if we donât exercise the right to vote, we will lose it,â she added.
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Bottomsâ comments come after Axios reporter Jonathan Swan asked the president if he finds Lewisâ life âimpressive,â as IJR reported.
âI canât say one way or the other. I find a lot of people impressive. I find many people not impressive,â Trump responded.
He continued, â didnât come to my inauguration. He didnât come to my State of the Union speeches. And thatâs OK. Thatâs his right. And, again, nobody has done more for Black Americans than I have.â
Bottoms also took issue with the latter part of Trumpâs comments, âHeâs delusional. Heâs a narcissist, and he is delusional. The only person that believes that is him. Heâs done nothing for African Americans in this country.â
âAnd to speak that in the same sentence as speaking of John Lewis is almost blasphemous,â she added.
