President Trump’s tweets about Rep. Elijah Cummings and his West Baltimore district have reporters doing some wagon circling this weekend:
Trump's attack on Elijah Cummings this morning followed a Fox News segment an hour earlier in which a Maryland Republican strategist portrayed West Baltimore as a dirty, dangerous place where residents told her Cummings rarely visits https://t.co/TyHhWInV9X
— Ben Gittleson (@bgittleson) July 27, 2019
POTUS claimed his issue with the Squad was how they talked about America. Cummings district is part of America. https://t.co/LF5YrsvvxF
— Maggie Haberman (@maggieNYT) July 27, 2019
Al Jazeera Impact digital journalist Ben Piven took it a step further and responded to one of Trump’s tweets by issuing a challenge:
Mr. President, try staying 1 night where Congressman Cummings lives in Charm City and you may not last until morning. The honorable representative from MD’s 7th has served #Baltimore with pride & integrity. He is right to demand justice, at the border & in his House committee
— Ben Piven (@benpiven) July 27, 2019
Talk about a healthy ratio! And there’s a reason:
Are you trying to make Trump’s point for him?
— Mark Ripollone (@MarkRipollone) July 27, 2019
It sure looks that way.
Ringing endorsement of Cummings’ leadership right here: https://t.co/gc630IXG64
— Princess of Whales (@corrcomm) July 27, 2019
Yikes!
Uhm not sure he thought this one thru. Not sure if he's defending Congressman Cummings here or making Trumps point. https://t.co/AdiaEFhWwd
— Joe Buck (@JosephBuck321) July 27, 2019
Do you… do you not see how you're perfectly illustrating his point, Ben? "May not last until morning" isn't exactly a travel brochure quote.
— Aldous Huxley's Ghost™ (@AF632) July 27, 2019
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Didn’t you Kinda make his point when you said he won’t last until morning?
— Tammy Marie (@tamarammarie) July 27, 2019
Did you take even one second to think about what you're actually saying here? Cummings has done such an awesome job you might not survive ONE NIGHT in his city. Ok…..
— Staci bryant (@Stacibryant18) July 27, 2019
So it does not sound like Mr. Cummings has done a very good job in his 13 terms if the President of the United States would not be safe to stay there for one night. ? https://t.co/aANOJWWTK4
— Chad Felix Greene (@chadfelixg) July 27, 2019
With friends like that Rep. Cummings doesn’t need any enemies.
"try staying 1 night where Congressman Cummings lives in Charm City and you may not last until morning" -THEN- " The honorable representative from MD’s 7th has served #Baltimore with pride & integrity" ??
— Tj_James_Az (@Tj_James_Az) July 27, 2019
Sounds like a pretty bad place if he wouldn't last the night.
What a beautiful own goal.
— BTME (@btme87) July 27, 2019
You literally made POTUS’ point for him by talking about how jacked up the city is despite @RepCummings being in Congress for as long as he has been. He wants to pander and focus on border as opposed to cleaning up his own backyard (which he hasn’t done…gotten worse).
— The Duke (@Duke_Nukem_TX) July 27, 2019
You’re really bad at trying to make a point.
— LSU (@Geaux_Tygers) July 27, 2019
“You’d have far better luck overnight in a border control facility, Mr. President!”
Uh…okay Ben. @RepCummings respectfully requests that you stop trying to help him. ??? https://t.co/gc630IXG64
— Princess of Whales (@corrcomm) July 27, 2019
Can a “cease and desist” order from Cummings’ office be far behind?