Reince Priebus calls on President Obama to scold John Lewis for questioning the legitimacy of Donald Trump
Reince Priebus said on Meet the Press that President Obama should call John Lewis' comments on Donald Trump's legitimacy 'wrong'
The incoming White House chief of staff was angered that some Democrats were boycotting Trump's inauguration over the Russian hacks
Priebus was also mad that Democrats were fundraising off the tiff between Lewis and Trump
Earlier this week, Lewis, the House's most prominent civil rights leader, said he he didn't consider Trump to be a 'legitimate president'
By Nikki Schwab, U.s. Political Reporter For Dailymail.com
Published: 13:33 EST, 15 January 2017 | Updated: 14:24 EST, 15 January 2017
Incoming White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus suggested that President Obama should jump into the fray and scold Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., the civil rights leader who questioned the legitimacy of President-elect Donald Trump.
'The truth is, it's irresponsible for John Lewis, historic as he is, to have done this,' Priebus told Chuck Todd today on Meet the Press, adding that 'Barack Obama should step up and call it what it is – it's wrong what is happening.'
'It's wrong how some of these Democrats are treating President-elect Trump,' Priebus added.
On the same program, in a pre-released clip, Lewis went on record saying that he didn't view Trump as a 'legitimate president' and would be skipping the Republican's inauguration on Friday.
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