President Donald Trump went on to call Cummings a "racist" who should "focus more of his energy on helping the good people of his district, and Baltimore itself."
President Donald Trump pushed back Sunday against Democrats after they denounced as racist his attacks on Baltimore as a "rodent infested mess" where"no human being would want to live."It was the second time Sunday that Trump accused the Democrats of playing the"race card." But in his next tweet he called Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., a"racist" who should"focus more of his energy on helping the good people of his district, and Baltimore itself.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., who was born in Baltimore, said Cummings "is a champion in the Congress and the country for civil rights and economic justice, a beloved leader in Baltimore, and deeply valued colleague. We all reject racist attacks against him and support his steadfast leadership."
He also called the four Democrat congresswomen"a very Racist group of troublemakers who are young, inexperienced, and not very smart." It is my constitutional duty to conduct oversight of the Executive Branch. But, it is my moral duty to fight for my constituents.When asked on ABC News'"This Week" whether a House resolution might be introduced in response to Trump's tweets about Cummings and his district, Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., said,"It wouldn't be a bad idea."
Trying to highlight economic inequality on a tour of the city during his presidential campaign in 2015, Sanders compared an area in Baltimore to a"third-world country," according to The Baltimore Sun. Who is Rep. Elijah Cummings?: What you need to know about the chairman of the House Oversight Committee
When asked whether he understood why people were offended by the tweets, Mulvaney said,"I understand that everything that Donald Trump says is offensive to some people."
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