Democrats have been circling the wagons around not only Rep. Elijah Cummings but also Al Sharpton ever since President Trump slammed conditions in Cummings’ Baltimore district.
Turning Point USA’s Benny Johnson decided to check it out for himself:
I am in Baltimore. Rep. Elijah Cummings’ district. I spent all day speaking with dozens of people who live in Rep. Cummings’ district. Some have lived here +60 years.
I learned so much.
Before continuing, ask yourself: Do you want to know the truth?Here it is…
*thread @tpusa* pic.twitter.com/dLrMXJlsWk
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) July 29, 2019
Here’s what Johnson found. Let’s just say that Democrats won’t be retweeting these:
First off, Rep. Cummings has represented this district for +20 years. Everyone I spoke with knew him & was aware that he was beefing with @realDonaldTrump.
I did not ask about politics – I asked about living conditions in this district.
That is all.
Here is what they said… pic.twitter.com/ZJQTpaSRVp— Benny (@bennyjohnson) July 29, 2019
On being 'Rat Infested':
– *Every* person I spoke with *confirmed* that the district was rat infested
– This man told me that rats the “size of cats” run through his house regularly
– One woman told me rats have “taken over” her neighborhood
– One called it a "plague of rats" pic.twitter.com/Sccxl2qRjh— Benny (@bennyjohnson) July 29, 2019
One of Rep. Elijah Cummings’ constituents went inside their home and returned with this flyer from the city begging them to help with the rat infestation.
The flyer said that the trash & "animal feces" in the neighborhood attract the rats.
The flyer was delivered *this week* pic.twitter.com/G5bGUCUJoc— Benny (@bennyjohnson) July 29, 2019
On trash in Rep. Cummings’ district:
– There is trash everywhere
– Filth & garbage piled up high in the street
– One building had a big sign that begged ‘DO NOT PUT TRASH HERE’ – below the signs were piles of rotting refuse
– Constituents blamed the trash for the rat infestation pic.twitter.com/UpIqJSCWsC— Benny (@bennyjohnson) July 29, 2019
On crime in Rep. Cummings’ district:
– Every constituent said that murders, shootings, drugs run rampant.
– Many told me they were scared & do not go outside after dark.
– One elderly man, “It did not used to be this way. Now we kill each other. Why? Because no one has a job." pic.twitter.com/h221SnGXpd— Benny (@bennyjohnson) July 29, 2019
On the abandoned houses in Rep. Cummings’ district:
– Constituents tell me crime, rats, trash, drugs, killings & crumbling infrastructure has forced many out.
– One woman told me she wished the city would just “demolish” her block
– Parts of the district look like a ghost town pic.twitter.com/EqOlei0KEl— Benny (@bennyjohnson) July 29, 2019
One home had a 30 foot tree growing from the basement right through the roof. You could see it from the street. How long has this home been abandoned for a tree to take over the entire house and add *another* story?
It was very sad. pic.twitter.com/gwAqpS4gko
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) July 29, 2019
Parts of Rep. Cummings’ district look like a foreign war zone. Many homes are so decrepit, they are just crumbling to pieces. Every block I walked had a home with no roof. Some blocks have multiple homes that look like they had been through the battle of Leningrad. pic.twitter.com/rLTtpqfitV
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) July 29, 2019
Other blocks were just eerie. Row after row of abandoned shells of houses. No signs of life or occupancy anywhere. Just like the people who lived there had vanished. In a way – they have. pic.twitter.com/of2EvLZvEk
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) July 29, 2019
I want to end with this:
Every person I spoke with in @RepCummings district was deeply kind to my crew & me.
Wonderful, beautiful people.
Here is what they all had in common: They feel abandoned by their politicians.
With a district like this – can you really blame them? pic.twitter.com/aLexSb8zQo— Benny (@bennyjohnson) July 29, 2019
Do any mainstream media “journalists” want to repeat Johnson’s tour just to confirm it?
Thank you Benny. Please read this thread. It is truly sad. https://t.co/WFDRk3XH8N
— Kimberly Klacik (@kimKBaltimore) July 29, 2019
Moron: We should apologize to Cummings.
Reality: Nah, I'm good. https://t.co/tQbjWePH2U
— Physics Geek (@physicsgeek) July 29, 2019
Amazing and truthful thread from those who actually live in the Rep. Cummings’ district. https://t.co/YAGUmUZy1L
— Jeff (@JerseyJeff14) July 29, 2019
This is why MSM is finished. Independent media don't write from their ivory towers in Toronto or Manhattan, they travel to the stories, ask questions and gather evidence. https://t.co/7IdEFryNDG
— Hot Nickels (@nickels_hot) July 29, 2019
This thread…wow https://t.co/bZoT6VwiBg
— ?K Penguin Knees ? (@KneesPenguin) July 29, 2019
But wait, the Democrats played the race card…..that should solve everything. Wake up. THIS is reality. https://t.co/xMSxG6p89N
— RC74 (@RC7416) July 29, 2019
Great thread on #Baltimore from residents in @RepCummings district. ??? https://t.co/qAgODxvhvy
— Debra Garrett (@debragarrett) July 29, 2019