After dust-up between Nikki Haley and Kellyanne Conway, President Trump clarifies his 'Really bad news!' tweet on Elijah Cummings

President Donald Trump clarified to reporters a few moments ago that this tweet directed at Rep. Elijah Cummings this morning. . .

Really bad news! The Baltimore house of Elijah Cummings was robbed. Too bad!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 2, 2019

. . .was not meant as a “wise guy tweet”:

Pres Trump just now at the White House says this was “not meant as a wise guy tweet.” https://t.co/ROZjBjoege

— Karen Travers (@karentravers) August 2, 2019

Video here:

Pres. Trump says his tweet about Elijah Cummings was not meant “as a wise guy tweet” https://t.co/r7kZAOKXfi pic.twitter.com/HdCB8Botr1

— CBS News (@CBSNews) August 2, 2019

The tweet ended up creating a dust-up between Nikki Haley, who called it “unnecessary”:

This is so unnecessary. ?

— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) August 2, 2019

And Kellyanne Conway, who chastised Haley for responding:

THIS is so unnecessary
Trump-PENCE2020 https://t.co/wopDdCWRwR

— Kellyanne Conway (@KellyannePolls) August 2, 2019

Libs and the media should’ve predicted this was going to happen:

Trump's sarcasm always has just enough plausible deniability built into it https://t.co/WhtgiqKVfD

— Eddie Zipperer (@EddieZipperer) August 2, 2019

But, alas . . . they took the bait. Again:

You’re sick, dude. @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/TLOH81cRR0

— Joaquin Castro (@JoaquinCastrotx) August 2, 2019

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Hey @realDonaldTrump: You are the President of the United States of America. You should never gloat about a crime. Period. https://t.co/LJljwTAb8T

— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) August 2, 2019

The president of the United States is a monster https://t.co/G7n3qTPH9B

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) August 2, 2019

Of course, they won’t believe President Trump anyway.

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Watergate 2019? Joy Reid’s followers are on the case of the burglary at Rep. Elijah Cummings home https://t.co/ckL5Gy4Skj

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 1, 2019

Rep. Elijah Cummings house broken into, President Trump’s tweets blamed for incitement https://t.co/6pUyMU1FN5

— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) August 1, 2019