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Rob Schneider faces backlash over political tweet
Rob Schneider faces backlash over political tweet
ABS-CBN North America News Bureau
Published Jan 18, 2017 10:56 PM PHT
Filipino-American celebrity Rob Schneider got caught in the crossfire between Congressman John Lewis and President-elect Donald Trump after the comedian-actor tweeted Lewis about his protest of Trump’s inauguration.
Filipino-American celebrity Rob Schneider got caught in the crossfire between Congressman John Lewis and President-elect Donald Trump after the comedian-actor tweeted Lewis about his protest of Trump’s inauguration.
Lewis, who doesn’t plan on attending the inauguration, told NBC news Friday that he does not believe Trump is a legitimate president, citing reports of Russia’s alleged election hacking.
Lewis, who doesn’t plan on attending the inauguration, told NBC news Friday that he does not believe Trump is a legitimate president, citing reports of Russia’s alleged election hacking.
After Trump responded via Twitter to Lewis’s statements, Schneider jumped in tweeting “Dr. King didn’t give in to his anger or his hurt. That is how he accomplished and won Civil Rights.”
After Trump responded via Twitter to Lewis’s statements, Schneider jumped in tweeting “Dr. King didn’t give in to his anger or his hurt. That is how he accomplished and won Civil Rights.”
Rep. Lewis. You are a great person. But Dr. King didn't give in to his anger or his hurt. That is how he accomplished & won Civil Rights.
— Rob Schneider (@RobSchneider) January 16, 2017
Rep. Lewis. You are a great person. But Dr. King didn't give in to his anger or his hurt. That is how he accomplished & won Civil Rights.
— Rob Schneider (@RobSchneider) January 16, 2017
Schneider has since faced backlash from netizens, including Filipino Americans, for his comment to Lewis, who was in fact a long-time friend of Martin Luther King.
Schneider has since faced backlash from netizens, including Filipino Americans, for his comment to Lewis, who was in fact a long-time friend of Martin Luther King.
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