Durbin: Trump’s Tweet Dismissing John Lewis Was ‘Below the Belt’ and ‘Unacceptable’

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DURBIN: "I would like to make one comment about Senator Graham’s statement about John Lewis. Senator Graham, I may not agree with everything that John Lewis has said. If there was any conclusion about Senator McCain relative to his position on race or such, I would agree with you completely. I don’t believe that he should be assigned any title that questions his commitment to racial equality, but I also believe that John Lewis paid in blood on the Edmund Pettus Bridge for his right to speak his opinion, even if I disagree with it, even if you do. I think that’s what you said and I respect you for saying that, but when he was dismissed by the President in a tweet for his lifetime of commitment to civil rights, I found that to be below the belt and unacceptable."