Trump visit to Baltimore called off, event relocated to White House

[DonViejo]

Source: The Hill



BY BRETT SAMUELS - 12/10/18 12:55 PM EST

President Trump's planned visit to Baltimore this week to discuss economic opportunity zones has been scrapped and will now take place at the White House, Rep. Elijah Cummings' office said Monday.

The White House informed Cummings (D-Md.), who represents much of the city of Baltimore, that the venue for the Wednesday event had been changed, the congressman's office said. The Baltimore Sun first reported the change in plans.

Rev. Donte Hickman of the city's Southern Baptist Church, who invited the president to come to Baltimore, told the news outlet that White House officials said the visit had to be called off because of scheduling concerns in the wake of chief of staff John Kelly's announced departure.

The Sun reported that Hickman had hoped Trump would come to Baltimore to drum up support for opportunity zones, which provide tax relief to investors who develop projects in low-income areas and spaces where economic recovery has been slower than the rest of the country.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/420581-trump-visit-to-baltimore-church-called-off

[Power 2 the People]

1. Of course he won't go to Baltimore.

[Eugene]

2. Planning problems visiting a place withing commuting distance?

It's not like they can't plan a two-car funeral without a chief of staff. Or is it?

[Harker]

3. Bunkerzeit! n/t

[Iliyah]

4. t-rump can bring back his girlfriend from fake news . . .

as the COS

[efhmc]

5. Has rain been forecast? nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

6. Circling the wagons, pulling up the drawbridge. . . . nt

[LudwigPastorius]

7. A public appearance would impinge upon Executive Time.

(You know, rage tweeting and walking around the White House ranting at the portraits on the walls.)

[Maxheader]

8. Opportunity Zones?

provide tax relief to investors who develop projects in low-income areas and spaces where economic recovery has been slower than the rest of the country.

Sounds like the opportunity is for the builders to put up junk and then profit from
the lower taxes...Hasn't this been done before?

[Girard442]

9. Scheduling concerns. As in nobody knows how to schedule stuff anymore.

[UpInArms]

10. Doesn't sound like it was a rally

So... shitstain is not going

[Garion_55]

11. Wasn't there a report recently he is scared for his life?

He doesn't want to go to war zones cuz he might get killed? Maybe he has the same thought about Baltimore

[Raster]

12. Must be rain in the forecast.

[nitpicker]

13. No rain in the forecast

He must be afraid of the wind. (sarcasm)