BALTIMORE (AP) - Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings is inviting President Donald Trump and other Americans to Baltimore, taking the high road after a barrage of presidential tweets disparaging the black-majority city and its long-serving Democratic congressman.
Cummings made his first public remarks after days of Trump's name-calling and criticism during the opening of a neighborhood park on Saturday. He called Baltimore "a great community."
At 68, and using a walker, the congressman said he doesn't have time for those who criticize the city where he grew up. He wants to hear from people willing to help make the community better. The park was built on a formerly vacant lot often filled with trash.
Cummings said, "Come to Baltimore, and you will be welcome."
Trump in a tweet called the city a "rat and rodent infested mess."
