Housing Secretary Ben Carson responds to Pres. Trump's attacks on a black congressman, holding a press conference in the Democrat's district and comparing Baltimore to a cancer patient wearing a 'nice suit.'
Housing Secretary Ben Carson, the sole African American Cabinet secretary, directly injected himself into President Donald Trump's attacks on a black congressman, holding a press conference Wednesday in the Democrat's district and comparing Baltimore to a cancer patient wearing a"nice suit."
Carson's press conference in west Baltimore at the back of a local housing project came days after Trump called Baltimore a"disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess" and accused Maryland Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings' district of stealing or wasting"billions of dollars" -- attacks Democrats have said is part of a long-running pattern of racism for the president.
When it comes to problems in the city, local officials point to landlords, including Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner, whose family real estate firm owns apartments and townhomes in Baltimore. In 2017, the county reported some 200 code violations in apartments owned by the Kushner family in one year alone.
Carson invited Cummings to attend the Wednesday press conference with a few hours' notice. Cummings said he couldn't join due to"scheduling commitments" and did not comment on Carson's remarks.
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