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Rep. Chris Collins says Rep. John Lewis is still "pouting" after Trump's win

Posted at 12:50 PM, Jan 16, 2017
and last updated 2017-01-16 23:21:28-05

Representative Chris Collins said Representative John Lewis is like a "spoiled child" on "Mornings with Maria" on the Fox Business Network Monday morning.

Collins says Lewis is "pouting" along with other Democrats at their loss in the Presidential Election.

"Frankly, it's enjoyable to watch," said Collins. "We should all actually just, you know, grin a little bit and understand this is how hard this election hit them when Hillary lost. We've moved on and, ultimately, America will, but we're going to have some members of Congress that may never move on."

Trump fired back on Twitter over the weekend Tweeting the following:

Lewis is among some two dozen democrats who are boycotting the inauguration on Friday.

Local leaders, like County Executive Mark Poloncarz tweeted the following in response to Collins' comments: