Sunday on ABC’s “This Week‏,” while discussing President Donald Trump’s “shithole” comments on immigration, Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) said he thought Trump was “a racist.”

When asked, Lewis said, “I think he is a racist.”

He added, “We have to stand up. We have to speak up and not try to sweep it under the rug.”

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