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Trump unleashes attack on Baltimore while criticizing Elijah Cummings

President Trump attacked Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) on Twitter Saturday morning, calling his congressional district “the worst run and most dangerous anywhere in the United States.”

The big picture: This is the second time this month that Trump has attacked a black member of Congress. He earlier told Rep. Ilhan Omar and 3 other congresswomen of color to “go back” to their countries. Trump is also attacking a majority black district when he calls Cummings’ district one of the most dangerous places in the U.S.

“Rep. Elijah Cummings has been a brutal bully, shouting and screaming at the great men & women of Border Patrol about conditions at the Southern Border, when actually his Baltimore district is FAR WORSE and more dangerous.

View the complete article updated July 28 by Rashaan Ayesh on the Axios website here.

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