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Ep. 37: Trump’s Attack on Civil Rights Icon Leads to Inauguration Boycott Movement

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By David Hawkings, Jason Dick and Simone Pathé

Posted January 18, 2017 at 2:23pm

 

CQ Roll Call Senior Editor David Hawkings and Leadership Editor Jason Dick examine the fallout from President-elect Donald Trump’s criticism of civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis of Georgia. In an unprecedented move, at least a third of House Democrats plan to skip Trump’s inauguration, says political reporter Simone Pathé.

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