Lynne Patton, a regional administrator with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, accused Baltimore's leadership of squandering billions in federal aide provided by the Trump administration
Posted on 07/30/2019 8:35:14 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
President gave $16B in 2018 ALONE to Elijah Cummings's district in federal grants': Donald Trump's aide Lynne Patton asks what Baltimore has done with its financial help as POTUS' row with 'rat-infested' city escalates
Lynne Patton, a regional administrator with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, appeared on Fox News to defend the president
He was accused of racism over his tweets saying Baltimore was 'infested with rodents'
Trump has been engaged in a simmering feud with House Rep. Elijah Cummings, the Democrat who heads the House Oversight Committee
Earlier on Monday, Trump attacked the Rev. Al Sharpton in a tweet storm
'Al is a con man, a troublemaker, always looking for a score. Just doing his thing. Must have intimidated Comcast/NBC. Hates Whites & Cops!,' he tweeted
Sharpton was in Baltimore Monday to defend Rep. Elijah Cummings after the president spent the weekend attacking the congressman
Sharpton said Trump has a 'particular venom for blacks and people of color'
Meanwhile, Cummings released a report alleging Trump's inauguration committee chairman tried to benefit for pushing for a deal with Saudi Arabia
An aide to President Trump said that the Baltimore region has squandered billions of dollars in federal grants given by the administration.
‘President Trump has given $16billion in 2018 alone to Elijah Cummings’ district in federal grants,’ Lynne Patton, a regional administrator with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, told Fox News on Monday. ‘We have given more money in homeless funds to Baltimore than the last administration’ as well as ‘community development grants,’ according to Patton.
She then took Cummings and the city leadership, including Mayor Bernard Young, to task, asking: ‘What are you actually doing with the money so that it benefits residents in the community for once instead of deep-pocket, crooked politicians?’
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The US tax payer has given that money.
It’s like the old joke about the Air Force building the golf course and then going back for funding for the runway. In libtard cities money doesn’t get disbursed until the private getaway on a Caribbean Island has been finished.
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THIS!
So Trump’s issue as the same as it was in Puerto Rico.
Local officials failing to spend Fed grant money effectively.
Well we see how things are working out in PR, so looks like a sharp move by The Donald.
PDJT gave them the money?
Federal tax money to Cummings’ district.....
Let’s ask for our refund money in direct deposits. Time limit the first of the month.
Everybody agree?
This story should be repeated once a day to all Americans. Do they want to spend that much to get so little for people supposedly being helped?
16B is a lot of money. where did it go?
They stole it, that’s where.
“‘What are you actually doing with the money so that it benefits residents in the community for once instead of deep-pocket, crooked politicians?’”
An investigation is needed to get the facts on where the money went and make that known for all to see.
1. If the money went into the pockets of crooked politicians — that helps our cause.
2. If the money was actually spent on programs and yet the rats and plight continue — that also helps our cause.
The President cannot spend one penny. He can only approve or veto congress’ spending.
Looks like he approved this one, but likely as part of a package of spending.
That spending should all have to be accounted for.
SIXTEEN BILLION. enough to build the wall, every inch. Think about that.
—SIXTEEN BILLION. enough to build the wall, every inch. Think about that.—
Needs repeated, often.
President Trump campaigned saying more than once: We give so much foreign aid to countries that end up turning their backs on us and joining with enemies against us.
There are undoubtedly American children and poor people going without food and care so politicians can grab the tax money in Baltimore and elsewhere. Why?
Certainly would have been better spent.
If President Trump is asking where the money went, there’s a good chance that he already knows.
The US tax payer has given that money.
Only by electing Trump—the President, acting on behalf of the taxpayers, has given the money, if one wants to be more precise. I don’t think it is worth spending too much time on the point—and do not fault the President for spending no time on it.
Trump is communicating with people who have an attention span smaller than that of a gold fish, so I’ll cut him some slack and say that he is doing a far better job than I could.
If you think you can do better, primary him.
Lynne Patton, a regional administrator with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, accused Baltimore's leadership of squandering billions in federal aide provided by the Trump administration
Welp, goes to show that money does not solve problems despite what libtard progressive Dems continuously claim and call for. Further example: BetoIdiot wants to spend 500 billion to fix the K12 system.......riiiiiiiiiight.....just throw more money at it and it will eventually fix the myriad of problems within the K12 system, huh BetoIdiot!?
I’d like a list of what the money was for, and how it was spent. Sixteen billion could fix an awful lot of stuff in Alabama (all seven districts there).
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