BALTIMORE: ‘NO HUMAN BEING WOULD WANT TO LIVE THERE’

Trump calls Baltimore a 'disgusting, rat infested mess' that is 'far worse' and 'MORE dangerous' than the southern border in scathing attack on 'brutal bully' Democrat Congressman Elijah Cummings

By Keith Griffith

Daily Mail
July 27, 2019

President Donald Trump has slammed Rep. Elijah Cummings as 'a brutal bully,' saying that the congressman's Baltimore district is a 'rat and rodent infested mess.'

Trump's remarks in a series of tweets from the White House on Saturday morning referenced the House Oversight Committee Chairman's harsh remarks at an immigration hearing earlier this month.

It also follows Cummings' move to subpoena new White House records on Thursday, and a Saturday morning segment on Fox and Friends contrasting Cumming's concern for migrants at the border with conditions in his own district.

'Rep, Elijah Cummings has been a brutal bully, shouting and screaming at the great men & women of Border Patrol about conditions at the Southern Border, when actually his Baltimore district is FAR WORSE and more dangerous. His district is considered the Worst in the USA,' Trump wrote.

'As proven last week during a Congressional tour, the Border is clean, efficient & well run, just very crowded. Cumming [sic] District is a disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess. If he spent more time in Baltimore, maybe he could help clean up this very dangerous & filthy place,' the president continued.

Trump added: 'Why is so much money sent to the Elijah Cummings district when it is considered the worst run and most dangerous anywhere in the United States.

'No human being would want to live there. Where is all this money going? How much is stolen? Investigate this corrupt mess immediately!'

Cummings fired back in his own tweets soon after: 'Mr. President, I go home to my district daily. Each morning, I wake up, and I go and fight for my neighbors.'

It comes a week after Cummings exploded at Acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan over conditions in facilities used to detain migrants and house unaccompanied migrant children at the southern border.

'What does that mean, when a child is sitting in their own feces, can't take a shower!' Cummings shouted at McAleenan in the July 18 hearing. 'Come on man, what's that about?'

Cummings' remarks were highlighted in a segment on Fox and Friends on Saturday morning, which Trump possibly watched from the White House.

In the segment, Kimberly Klacik, a Republican strategist from Baltimore, spoke about appalling conditions that residents in parts of the city face.

'There is a crisis at the border, but there is also a crisis in Baltimore,' Klacik said. 'Congressman Cummings represents the most dangerous district in America.'

'There's abandoned row homes filled with trash, homeless addicts, empty needles that they have used, and it's really right next door so it's attracting cockroaches, rodents, you name it,' said Klacik.

'So to have Congressman Cummings talk about conditions at the border is just laughable, because of the conditions in his own district, and a lot of people say he hasn't even been there in a while,' she continued.

Klacik had recent posted a series of videos on Twitter of a visit to West Baltimore and her conversations with residents pleading for help dealing with vacant and abandoned homes, trash and poor water service.

In one area, residents were using water siphoned from a fire hydrant after regular water service apparently went out on several blocks.

Democrats reacted with fury at Trump's remarks, calling them 'racist' and unpatriotic.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi led the charge, saying in a statement, 'We all reject racist attacks against [Cummings] and support his steadfast leadership.'

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, a member of the House Democrat 'squad,' tweeted at Trump that that Cummings is 'centered in American values that you will *never* understand. He is a fighter for the people & a leader you will never be.'

'I am proud our campaign headquarters is in Rep. Elijah Cummings' district,' wrote Senator Kamala Harris, a contender for the Democratic presidential nomination. 'Baltimore has become home to my team and it's disgraceful the president has chosen to start his morning disparaging this great American city.'

EDITOR’S NOTE: Trump was only half right when he called Cumming’s District a disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess. He forgot to mention the other half – Baltimore is a shithole!