Atlanta hasn't forgotten Trump called it 'crime infested'
(CNN) When  President Trump  visits Atlanta Monday night to attend college football's national championship game    he  may not remember just a year ago  he  described  the city  as "in horrible shape " "falling apart" and "crime infested."
 Trump 's disparaging comments about Atlanta came about a week before  his  inauguration last year  as part of a tweet attack that targeted civil rights icon and Georgia Rep. John Lewis.
"Congressman John Lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district  which is in horrible shape and falling apart (not to mention crime infested) rather than falsely complaining about the election results. All talk  talk  talk - no action or results. Sad "  Trump  tweeted.
The congressman was on the receiving end of  Trump 's ire after Lewis said  Trump  wasn't a "legitimate" president because of Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential election. Lewis also skipped  Trump 's inauguration.
To many   Trump 's tweets were even more jarring because he took on an icon of the civil rights movement during the holiday weekend celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth.
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In the 2016 election voters in Fulton County  which includes most of Atlanta  supported Hillary Clinton over  Trump  by more than 2 to 1.
Many Atlantans defended  their city  against  Trump 's attacks  using the hashtag #defendthefifth as they talked up Atlanta's many attributes  including being home to the world's busiest airport  one of the world's largest aquariums  and  for transparency  the headquarters of CNN.
" Trump  dissed Atlanta by calling  it  'crime infested' ... and now   he  thinks  he  can just stroll into Atlanta and watch football on Monday?" the group asks in a Facebook post
The Atlanta chapter of the NAACP also says it wants to see protests of  Trump 's presence in Atlanta -- not just outside the stadium but inside as well. The civil rights group wants people attending the game to wave white towels.
(CNN) When   [TGT] visits Atlanta Monday night to attend college football's national championship game     [TGT]   may not remember just a year ago   [TGT]   described  the city  as "in horrible shape " "falling apart" and "crime infested."
 Trump 's disparaging comments about Atlanta came about a week before  his  inauguration last year  as part of a tweet attack that targeted civil rights icon and Georgia Rep. John Lewis.
"Congressman John Lewis should spend more time on fixing and helping his district  which is in horrible shape and falling apart (not to mention crime infested) rather than falsely complaining about the election results. All talk  talk  talk - no action or results. Sad  [TGT] tweeted.
The congressman was on the receiving end of  Trump 's ire after Lewis said   [TGT]   wasn't a "legitimate" president because of Russia's meddling in the 2016 presidential election. Lewis also skipped   [TGT]  's inauguration.
To many    [TGT]  's tweets were even more jarring because he took on an icon of the civil rights movement during the holiday weekend celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth.
JUST WATCHED   [TGT] to John Lewis: All talk  no action Replay More Videos ... MUST WATCH   [TGT] to John Lewis: All talk  no action 02:10
In the 2016 election voters in Fulton County  which includes most of Atlanta  supported Hillary Clinton over  [TGT] by more than 2 to 1.
Many Atlantans defended  their city  against   [TGT]  's attacks  using the hashtag #defendthefifth as they talked up Atlanta's many attributes  including being home to the world's busiest airport  one of the world's largest aquariums  and  for transparency  the headquarters of CNN.
 [TGT] dissed Atlanta by calling   [TGT]   'crime infested' ... and now    [TGT]   thinks   [TGT]   can just stroll into Atlanta and watch football on Monday?" the group asks in a Facebook post
The Atlanta chapter of the NAACP also says it wants to see protests of  Trump 's presence in Atlanta -- not just outside the stadium but inside as well. The civil rights group wants people attending the game to wave white towels.