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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPoliticians, pundits, others defend Baltimore, Elijah Cummings after Trump's 'completely unacceptabl
https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-trump-baltimore-reactions-20190727-rkn2npfghfgtdm4ikex77szjgm-story.htmlFrom the link:
Cummings represents Marylands 7th congressional district, which includes much of Baltimore, but reaches into Baltimore and Howard counties as well.
Trumps tweets appear to be related to a congressional hearing on July 18 over conditions at facilities holding children suspected of crossing the border illegally. Cummings during the hearing lashed out at Kevin McAleenan, head of the Department of Homeland Security, for what he described as conditions in which children were left to defecate on themselves and did not have access to a shower.
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Additionally, the Council on American-Islamic Relations on Saturday joined the Maryland State Conference of the NAACP in denouncing Trumps tweets.
Its no secret that Donald Trump will resort to racism to deflect and distract the public, but this outrageously racist tirade is the latest reminder that he is unfit to serve as president of the United States, said Zainab Chaudry, CAIR director of Maryland outreach. He clearly believes he can attack one of the nations great cities because he perceives it to be primarily African-American - just another example of his racist and white supremacist mindset.
Chaudry also pointed out that earlier this week, Trump doubled down on his previous attacks targeting Congresswomen Ayanna Pressley, Rashida Tlaib, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar, urging them to go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came.
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FWIW: Cummings's Balto district includes Johns Hopkins University and the SSA. These two institutions actually WORK, unlike ANYTHING tRump touches.
uponit7771
(90,370 posts)BlueMTexpat
(15,374 posts)ever to occupy the WH, bar none.
duforsure
(11,885 posts)When he redirects attention with racially targeted statements away from his ties to a child predator Epstein, and his russian money laundering problems.
Arkansas Granny
(31,539 posts)They have been remarkably silent about this attract on Rep. Cummings. I wonder how they are going to rationalize this when they are asked about it.
DFW
(54,480 posts)Im sure that at this moment he would rather be on an expedition exploring the Mariana Trench rather than be somewhere where he might have to answer a question about what his position is on what Trump just said about his states biggest city,
BlueMTexpat
(15,374 posts)but responses nonetheless, to the attack from Hogan and the Republican Lt. Gov. But they are quite feeble and concentrate more on Baltimore than on the slur towards Rep. Cummings, who is MY own Rep. They also direct NO rebukes directly to the Perpetrator of the BS.
See https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/trump-lashes-out-cummings-calls-his-baltimore-district-disgusting-n1035356
"Baltimore City is truly the very heart of our state, and more attacks between politicians arent going to get us anywhere," said a spokesman for Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican.
Republican Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford tweeted, "Mr. President, @realDonaldTrump, I have substantial policy differences with Congressman @RepCummings. However, I hope your criticism is not directed at the many good and hard working people who live in the district."
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From other GOPers, ... crickets. Cowards and traitors ALL!
Eta: Hogan will be termed out in 2020. Rutherford would like to be his successor.
DFW
(54,480 posts)Then what is he afraid of? Is he going to run for Congress and is scared of stepping on donor toes?
BlueMTexpat
(15,374 posts)But GOPers are generally spineless ... unless they can attack Dems.
bullwinkle428
(20,631 posts)BlueMTexpat
(15,374 posts)Arkansas Granny
(31,539 posts)wound up saying he hadn't read the tweets ( ) and blaming Cummings because he "attacked" a border control agent.
BlueMTexpat
(15,374 posts)of GOPers, is hardly a profile in courage.
dalton99a
(81,677 posts)BlueMTexpat
(15,374 posts)crime of the millennium. Too many Dems ALSO fell for that.
yardwork
(61,752 posts)BlueMTexpat
(15,374 posts)responses from the Rep Gov's spokesperson and the Lt. Gov, as noted upthread, it's been *crickets* so far as I can tell.
yardwork
(61,752 posts)Another disgrace for the Republican Party. How do they live with themselves.
BlueMTexpat
(15,374 posts)But Rep Cummings is in the House so he has no Senate colleagues.
GOPer Senators are deafeningly silent and hoping that no one notices.
yardwork
(61,752 posts)BlueMTexpat
(15,374 posts)No prob ...