US President Trump is once again facing accusations of racism following his attacks on Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings, a black lawmaker.
In a thread of sharply-worded tweets on Saturday directed at Cummings, a staunch critic of Trump’s administration, President Trump described the majority-black city of Baltimore as a “dangerous and filthy” place which was in “rat and rodent-infested mess.”
“Rep, Elijah Cummings has been a brutal bully, shouting and screaming… about conditions at the Southern Border when actually his Baltimore district is FAR WORSE,” Trump tweeted.
He added: “Cumming 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.”
“No human being would want to live there,” Trump noted.
Trump’s attack on Cummings was as a result of his criticism of the harsh conditions facing would-be asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi led the Democrats in condemning Trump’s attacks on Cummings. “We all reject racist attacks against him,” wrote Pelosi, who was born in Baltimore.
Former vice president Joe Biden and 2020 US Presidential hopeful tweeted: “It is despicable for you to attack him and the people of Baltimore this way. Once again you have proved yourself unfit to hold the office. A President is supposed to lift this nation up. Not tear it down.”
Cummings himself tweeted: “Mr. President, I go home to my district daily. Each morning, I wake up, and I go and fight for my neighbors. It is my constitutional duty to conduct oversight of the Executive Branch. But it is my moral duty to fight for my constituents.”
A lesson to Kenyan leaders…
A lesson to Kenyan leaders who spend lots of time loitering away from home; talking the talk (during Campaign) but Walking nothing (during the Term). And how about going Abroad for Medical treatment while Hospitals back home (in Kenya) are in a “disgusting, rat and rodent-infested mess”?
America the GREATEST on…
America the GREATEST on earth? “rat and rodent-infested mess.”? GOD help the USA!
Trump is the President, and…
Trump is the President, and therefore has overall responsibility.
So many Kenyans live in…
So many Kenyans live in Baltimore…what they got to say?
He is totally right, it is…
He is totally right, it is the same to Detroit, south and Westsife Chicago and every black dominated city is dangerous place to live and all are Democrat controlled, Yes he might have no filter on his mouth but in most cases he is blowing out all what comes out of his mind and defends it vigorously. Africans and blacks in general are not smart enough to run businesses honestly and for better future , we were born evil and selfish and cannot succeed without a white person help, everything has to start from white men then we simply copy and paste aggressively as result we are leading in book smartness but not life and innovation or even utilizing the degrees we acquire from white men education. I know it hurts and some fools might say kichwa yangu mbaya, just sit down and tell the most accomplishment Africans made without a single help from non black