Trump to Cummings: ‘Take your Oversight Committee and go to Baltimore’ to investigate corruption
By Ronn Blitzer | Fox News
President Trump issued a sharp message Tuesday to House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md.: the real oversight is needed in the congressman’s home district.
Speaking to reporters on the White House lawn, Trump was asked about the ongoing feud between him and Cummings since Trump made derogatory remarks about Baltimore, which Cummings represents.
“Take your Oversight Committee and go to Baltimore, you’ll learn a lot,†Trump said. This was after the president doubled down on his past criticism by calling Baltimore “the most unsafe city†in the U.S., despite receiving $15 billion in federal funding.
The district received $15.7 billion in federal aid in fiscal year 2018, Newsweek reported after examining a USAspending.gov database.
“All of this money goes there and take a look at it,†Trump said.
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