Former Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton are expected to attend the funeral of the late Representative John Lewis, D-Ga.
Lewis’ funeral will be held at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, the church once led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. With the presence of multiple presidents, first reported by WGCL, security will be tight, with a strong presence of the Secret Service.
Obama will deliver the eulogy and Bush will also speak, Fox News is told.
Other elected officials are expected to attend the service, which will begin at 11 a.m.
Lewis, a 33-year-old congressman and civil rights icon, was at the United States Capitol Monday through Wednesday, where lawmakers and the public were able to pay their respects.
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On Wednesday, he was taken to Atlanta to rest at the Georgia State Capitol, where residents can see his coffin from 3 pm to 7 pm and from 8 pm to 10 pm. His body will remain on Capitol Hill until Thursday, when he will be transported. for the funeral.
During a private service Wednesday, Governor Brian Kemp and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms praised the life work of the late congressman.
Presidents Trump and Jimmy Carter, 95, were the only presidents alive who were not reported to be planning to attend the funeral. But, last week, Trump tweeted condolences for Lewis.
“Sad to hear the news of the passing of civil rights hero John Lewis. Melania and I send our prayers to him and his family,” Trump tweeted. He later told reporters that he would not visit Lewis’ coffin on Capitol Hill.
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Lewis was not a Trump fan. He sparked a boycott of his inauguration in 2017 and said the president-elect was not a “legitimate president.” Lewis said the Russians destroyed Hillary Clinton’s candidacy and helped Trump win the election.
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The Georgia Democrat died at age 80 last week after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Lewis was already a leading civil rights figure when he came to the House in 1987: in 1961, he was one of the 13 original activists who participated in Freedom Rides, and in 1963, he was one of the keynote speakers in The Historic March on Washington. . His death sparked a stream of bipartisan condolences.
Fox News’ Mike Emanual and Chad Pergram contributed to this report.
