'John Lewis a saint' Andrew Young tells Donald Trump in surprise call

Ambassador Andrew Young takes a phone call from President Elect Donald Trump during an interview, Monday Jan. 16, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Lacy Atkins/The Tennessean)
Ambassador Andrew Young takes a phone call from President Elect Donald Trump during an interview, Monday Jan. 16, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Lacy Atkins/The Tennessean)

Activist Andrew Young defended Nashville civil rights leader and Georgia lawmaker John Lewis during a surprise Monday afternoon phone call from President-elect Donald Trump.

The former U.N. ambassador, Atlanta mayor and aide to Martin Luther King Jr. was in Nashville to speak during a morning breakfast sponsored by law firm Bone McAllester Norton.

Young told Trump that Lewis is a saint and disillusioned with the results of the election.

Read more at our news partner's website, tennessean.com.

Upcoming Events