“All talk, talk, talk — no action or results. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyVice President-elect Mike Pence defended Mr. Trump’s criticism of Mr. Lewis during an interview with “Fox News Sunday,” though he did so in noticeably softer tones. Many of the members of Congress who will not attend Mr. Trump’s inauguration said they planned to instead meet with activists and focus on how to push back against Mr. Trump’s administration. Al Sharpton, who led a march on Saturday in Washington, said Mr. Trump’s Twitter posts drove more people to brave the cold to demonstrate. The comedian Steve Harvey and the rapper Kanye West have faced fierce criticism and ridicule for meeting with Mr. Trump at Trump Tower in Manhattan.

Source: New York Times January 16, 2017 02:59 UTC