I had the same thing happen. Was in Baltimore for a conference and took a wrong exit into the bad side of town. This was at night and I was driving a rental car full of people. Could not get out of there fast enough.
The thing about Trump’s tweet is everyone knows it’s true. And anyone of sound mind knows he’s not racist. He’d probably love to see Baltimore rebound and be truly vibrant. His criticism could be taken as a spur to fix America’s cities but they’d rather just cry racism and then do nothing.
I moved to Maryland 10 years ago for work. The office is in Baltimore. When I first started, they sent me to a seminal held in a Baltimore office tower.
During a break, I was standing at the window looking down toward a street that headed into the hood.
The gentleman next to me taking in the view happened to be black. All he said was “I won’t even go down that street.”