Trump Attends Opening Of Mississippi Civil Rights Museum Despite Controversy
Two black Democratic lawmakers who decided not to attend said Trump's presence at the opening was "an insult." But the state's GOP governor said residents should be proud Trump would be there.
President Trump visited Jackson, Miss., on Saturday, where he toured and delivered remarks at the opening of a pair of museums dedicated to the state's role in the civil rights movement and as a celebration of its bicentennial.
While he largely did not stray from his prepared remarks, Trump's presence at the event drew a sharp rebuke from some prominent African-American elected officials and civil rights leaders, prompting some of them to skip the opening altogether.
Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga.; Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss.; and Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP,
