'I'd be happy to have him': Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings says Pres. Trump should come to Baltimore

[TexasTowelie]

After a week of President Donald Trump leveling criticisms at Baltimore and U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, the congressman said he would welcome the president to come visit.

“I’d love for him to sit down and talk to the doctors at Johns Hopkins and University of Maryland and see the beautiful neighborhoods of our city, and I’d be happy to have him,” Cummings said at a community event Saturday near his Baltimore home.

The Republican president sparked a sharp reaction from many Baltimore residents and political figures when he tweeted July 27 that Baltimore was a “rat and rodent infested mess.” He continued for several days to tweet criticisms of Cummings, calling the Democrat “racist” and claiming falsely that Baltimore’s “corrupt government” had stolen billions from U.S. support sent to cities.

Cummings spoke to reporters about the incident for the first time Saturday at a ribbon-cutting for a community park in the 1900 block of McCullough St., several blocks from his Druid Heights home.

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(Annapolis Capital Gazette)

[murielm99]

1. Baltimore is a beautiful city.

I loved visiting when my brother lived there. All cities have their problem areas. I don't mean that as dismissive. Most cities are trying to solve their problems.