A Georgia county commissioner is being urged to resign after calling civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis a “racist pig” in a Facebook post days before Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Gwinnett County commissioner Tommy Hunter’s comments likely stemmed from a war of words between Lewis, D-Ga., and President-elect Donald Trump. Lewis told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he believes Trump is an “illegitimate president” because of Russia’s alleged influence in the election. “Hunter is a disgrace to Gwinnett County in particular and Georgia in general, and he should apologize for those comments,” Gwinnett County Democratic Party Chairman Gabe Okoye told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Hunter told the paper that the “racist pig” was probably out of aggravation after Lewis’ comments, but he refused to apologize for any other part of his message.

Source: Fox News January 17, 2017 09:22 UTC