Michelle Obama took to Twitter on Thursday to voice her support for the historic, 25-hour sit-in on gun control led by House Democrats. The first lady stamped her approval on a tweet from Rep. John Lewis - who on Wednesday launched the sit-in protesting for a House vote on gun control legislation - that said: "We got in trouble. We got in the way. Good trouble. Necessary Trouble. By sitting-in, we were really standing up. #NoBillNoBreak." "So proud of everyone who stood up by sitting down. #GoodTrouble," Obama tweeted in response to Lewis' statement. Taking a rare political stand, the...
- 6/23/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
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