āPresident Trump doubled down āSunday āon his āblitz āagainst āa āDeš«mocratic ālawmaker and his Maryland congressional district while expanding the scope of š·his twitter attacks to include House Speakeź¦r Nancy Pelosi.
“Someone please explain to Nancy Pelosi, who was recently called racist by those in her own party, that there is nothing wrong with bringing out the very obvious fact that Congressman Elijah Cummings has done a very poor job for his district and the City of Baltimore,”
“Just take a look, the facts speak far louder than words! The Democrats always play the Race Card, when in fact they have done so little for our Nationās great African American people. Now, lowest unemployment in U.S. history, and only getting better. Elijah Cummings has failed badly!”
Pelosi, a California Democrat, came to Cummings’ defense on Saturday when Trump initially took aim at him.
“@RepCummings is a champion in the Congress and the country for civil rights and economic justice, a beloved leader in Baltimore, and deeply valued colleague. We all reject racist attacks against him and support his steadfast leadership,”
Trump, on Sunday, turned his ire to Pelosi.
ā”āSpeaking of failing badly, has anyone seen what is happening to Nancy Pelosiās district in San Francisco. It is not even recognizeable (sic) lately. Something must be done before it is too lateā,” adding that Democrats should “stop wasting time on the Witch Hunt Hoax.”
Trump ripped Cummings after the Maryland Democrat earlier this month tore into acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan for the conditions at the southern border and the administration’s policy to separate children from their families.
Cummings, the chairman of the House Oversight Committee, also authorized subpoenas last week for private email accounts of top White House advisers, including šFirst Daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushšner.
Pelosi had been feuding with four minority members of the Democratic caucus known as “the Squad” – Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Rashida Tlaib, Ayanna Pressley and Ilhan Omar – as they pursued their progressive agenda.
Ocasio-Cortez blamed Pelosi for her “singling out of newly elected women of color.”
But she came to their defense after the president tweeted the foursome should “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they caāme.”ā
Pelosi and Ocasio-Cortez met last Friday to “clear the air.”