John Lewis Claimed Trump's Not a "Legitimate President" and Of Course Trump Responded

Update: On Saturday, Jan. 14, in true Donald Trump fashion, the president-elect took to Twitter to respond to Georgia Rep. John Lewis's claims that he is not a "legitimate" president because of Russia's alleged influence.

"Congressman John Lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district, which is in horrible shape and falling apart (to mention crime infested) rather than falsely complaining about the election results," Trump tweeted. "All talk, talk, talk - no action or results. Sad!" See Trump's full response ahead and then read the original statement that got him all fired up below.

Original story: On Friday, Jan. 13, NBC released an online clip from its Meet the Press interview with civil rights icon and Rep. John Lewis, in which he reveals he doesn't consider Donald Trump's presidential win "legitimate."

"Do you plan on trying to forge a relationship with Donald Trump?" NBC's Chuck Todd asked. "I believe in forgiveness, I believe in trying to work with people," Lewis said. "It's gonna be hard, it's gonna be very difficult. I don't see this president-elect as a legitimate president."

Lewis, who participated in the civil rights marches with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., went on to explain why he sees Trump as illegitimate. "I think the Russians participated in helping this man get elected. And they helped destroy the candidacy of Hillary Clinton," the 76-year-old stated. "I think there was a conspiracy on the part of the Russians and others. That's not right, that's not fair. That's not the open democratic process."

Lewis also noted that this will be the first presidential inauguration he will not attend since he's been in Congress. "You cannot be at home with something that you feel is wrong."