Trump says he is ‘saddened’ by Lewis’ death

AAMER MADHANI and LYNN BERRY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the hours after the death of American civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, President Donald Trump took to Twitter to retweet old missives about Democratic rival Joe Biden and lash out at his former national security adviser and his niece for writing tell-all books about him. Trump then headed to his golf course in northern Virginia with a political confidant, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, for a nearly four-hour outing. Shortly after 2 p.m., as Trump was returning from his golf outing — and more than 14 hours after Lewis' death was announced — he offered his and the first lady's condolences in a two-sentence Twitter message. "Saddened to hear the news of civil rights hero John Lewis passing. Melania and I
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