Trump’s recent battle with Democrats over Baltimore is being decried by Democrats and the media as nothing but racism, but that’s just an excuse they’re using to deflect from the real issue.
Trump is forcing Democrats to defend the policies which have led to the destruction and poverty in Baltimore and other cities that Democrats have controlled for generations.
From the American Thinker:
Baltimore Ambush: Trump forces Democrats to defend the indefensible, again
President Trump has done it again.
Just as he forced Democrats to defend the far-left ‘Squad’ in his unexpected ambush on Rep. Ilhan Omar and her pals, he’s now forcing Democrats to own the urban shambles and filth that characterize one-party blue-city rule, putting all Democrats on their backfoot. That’s what’s behind his surprise Twitter assault that began with Rep. Elijah Cummings and his rat-infested Baltimore district, which pretty much came out of the blue…
What’s he doing? Forcing a new narrative as election time kicks in, making Democrats have to address the reality that they have been in power for decades in one-party blue districts and cities, and they have left those districts smoking ruins, rat-infested hellholes, “places no human being would want to live,” complete with live-action shots. The video of the Baltimore resident decrying the Democratic area’s neglect is absolutely deadly…
How are Democrats going to defend themselves from this one? In one-party blue cities, states and districts, there’s no one to blame but themselves. Trump’s tactic is particularly ripe for propagation in solid-blue, shambling expensive California and already Trump is moving his attack onto Pelosi with his latest tweets.
Benny Johnson of Turning Point USA just visited Baltimore to look for himself. You’ll be shocked at what he found:
I am in Baltimore. Rep. Elijah Cummings’ district. I spent all day speaking with dozens of people who live in Rep. Cummings’ district. Some have lived here +60 years.
I learned so much.
Before continuing, ask yourself: Do you want to know the truth?Here it is…
*thread @tpusa* pic.twitter.com/dLrMXJlsWk
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) July 29, 2019
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First off, Rep. Cummings has represented this district for +20 years. Everyone I spoke with knew him & was aware that he was beefing with @realDonaldTrump.
I did not ask about politics – I asked about living conditions in this district.
That is all.
Here is what they said… pic.twitter.com/ZJQTpaSRVp— Benny (@bennyjohnson) July 29, 2019
On being 'Rat Infested':
– *Every* person I spoke with *confirmed* that the district was rat infested
– This man told me that rats the “size of cats” run through his house regularly
– One woman told me rats have “taken over” her neighborhood
– One called it a "plague of rats" pic.twitter.com/Sccxl2qRjh— Benny (@bennyjohnson) July 29, 2019
One of Rep. Elijah Cummings’ constituents went inside their home and returned with this flyer from the city begging them to help with the rat infestation.
The flyer said that the trash & "animal feces" in the neighborhood attract the rats.
The flyer was delivered *this week* pic.twitter.com/G5bGUCUJoc— Benny (@bennyjohnson) July 29, 2019
On trash in Rep. Cummings’ district:
– There is trash everywhere
– Filth & garbage piled up high in the street
– One building had a big sign that begged ‘DO NOT PUT TRASH HERE’ – below the signs were piles of rotting refuse
– Constituents blamed the trash for the rat infestation pic.twitter.com/UpIqJSCWsC— Benny (@bennyjohnson) July 29, 2019
On crime in Rep. Cummings’ district:
– Every constituent said that murders, shootings, drugs run rampant.
– Many told me they were scared & do not go outside after dark.
– One elderly man, “It did not used to be this way. Now we kill each other. Why? Because no one has a job." pic.twitter.com/h221SnGXpd— Benny (@bennyjohnson) July 29, 2019
On the abandoned houses in Rep. Cummings’ district:
– Constituents tell me crime, rats, trash, drugs, killings & crumbling infrastructure has forced many out.
– One woman told me she wished the city would just “demolish” her block
– Parts of the district look like a ghost town pic.twitter.com/EqOlei0KEl— Benny (@bennyjohnson) July 29, 2019
How are Democrats going to defend this? The point is that they can’t.
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