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President Trump attacked another prominent Democratic minority leader on Twitter Saturday.
This tweet come after a July 18 Congressional hearing where Representative Elijah Cummings slammed acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan over border conditions.
Cummings is chairman of the House Oversight Committee which has launched a number of investigations into the Trump administration.
Trump wrote that Cummings’ Baltimore district is “far worse and more dangerous.”
The President went on to refer to Baltimore as a “disgusting rat and rodent infested mess and no human being would want to live there.”
On Saturday he sent another tweet with a picture of what appears to be an alley or hallway littered with garbage, adding the caption “Why don’t you focus on your district!?”
The city of Baltimore did not take Trump’s criticism lying down.
The city’s leaders and residents were quick to defend “Charm City” by posting pictures and comments expressing pride in the city.
The twitter hashtag #wearebaltimore was trending on social media Saturday night.
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