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Posted on 07/30/2019 12:35:08 PM PDT by SMGFan
President Trump on Tuesday said his ongoing barrage of attacks on Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) and the city of Baltimore are not part of a larger political strategy, telling reporters he's "pointing out facts" in repeatedly criticizing the city's conditions.
"There’s no strategy. I have no strategy. There’s zero strategy," Trump said upon returning to the White House from a trip to Jamestown, Va.
"All it is is I’m pointing out facts," he added. "The most unsafe city in our country is Baltimore."
He repeated his assertion that Cummings, who represents parts of Baltimore, should use his power as House Oversight and Reform chairman to investigate the city's use of federal funds.
Asked why he has focused his rage on Cummings instead of local leaders over the plight of Baltimore, Trump initially denied he was angry but later chastised the lawmaker for his fierce criticism of conditions at the southern border.
"I’m just telling you the facts," Trump said. "I’m not angry at anybody. I’m just saying Elijah Cummings has been there for 26 years ... he’s seen these mayors get thrown out, thrown out, thrown out. They're all friends of his."
While some allies have argued Trump is making a case to black voters and might view stoking racial tensions as politically advantageous, the president's comments on Tuesday suggested he was merely lashing out at a vocal critic.
The president has waged a days-long onslaught of criticism directed at Cummings and the city of Baltimore. He has denigrated the city as a "very dangerous & filthy place" that "no human being would want to live" and claimed Cummings is a racist.
The comments have drawn widespread backlash among Democrats, some of whom have decried Trump's attacks on their colleague as racist.
If they weren’t trying to second guess his strategy before, they are now.
Trump is building high rise towers in their minds.
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However ......... Cummings sure had a stratrgey when he IGNORANTLY erupted at Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan.
Cummings needs to go ask Scarborough to get married again so he can attend and put on his gentleman act once more.
The attacks are coming FROM Cummings. Trump is simply responding in kind.
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When will these people learn that throwing anything at the President magically turns into a boomerang.
President Trump shined the spotlight on Cumming. If he is bought and paid for by criminal elements, he should take warning. For him, the gravy train has made its last stop.
Cummings needs to do some splaining on why his district is still a crap hole after all these years and all the money.
Maybe the. media could ask him?
We know he is going to blame whitey but, then you ask him to esplain that too.
The media should do it’s job.
I’m all excited though, about Trumps next Tweets, and the how he will steal the next news cycle during the next dem debate.
Trump should keep pointing out the facts of all these failed dem strongholds on his 2020 platform.
need to discuss the trouble in our cities tonight on Democrat debate. /s
And for good measure...
No strategy. Uh huh.
How does it stoke racial tensions by advocating better living conditions for black people?
But Q said Trump doesn't blink an eye without a hidden strategerie.
Or maybe it was just some Qtards that said it?
Hard to distinguish.
This is all being done to set up two narratives:
1. Talk about the border, and how you must fix our own problems first. PS: the problems that are caused by the Rats (no, not the furry ones, the two legged ones)
2. Mrs. Cummings (Rockeymoore)and how she’s been siphoning off huge sums of our tax dollars - - as in the millions (she and Miss Hillary both look wonderful in orange)
Absolutely.
Trump = Q = Qtards.
You're catching on, HG.
Bully for you.
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