Because I am familiar with the career, writings, and speeches of John Lewis, I know that Donald Trump does not deserve the opportunity to lance a boil on John Lewis' butt.  However, Trump is the president-elect. If he had resisted the temptation (if he were even capable of resisting the temptation) to unleash an adolescent twitter tantrum, and instead reached out to Mr. Lewis, he (Trump) would have been able to convey a capacity for statesmanship and magnanimity which he has failed so far to demonstrate at every turn-- and the ball would be in Mr. Lewis' court. Once again, Trump's emotional instability and fragile ego trump good judgment and leadership.