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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) went to bat for House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) after President Trump criticized the Maryland lawmaker, describing the president’s remarks as a “racist” attack. Trump issued sharp criticism of Cummings, calling him a “brutal bully” for “shouting and screaming” at Border Patrol agents over conditions at the southern border while Baltimore remains “far worse and more dangerous.” “His district is considered the Worst in the USA as proven last week during a Congressional tour, the Border is clean, efficient & well run, just very crowded,” Trump said. “Cumming District is a disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess. If he spent more time in Baltimore, maybe he could help clean up this very dangerous & filthy place,” he added. 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 … [Read more...] about Pelosi Calls Trump’s Criticism of Elijah Cummings a ‘Racist’ Attack

Outgoing Speaker Nancy Pelosi may be giving up the gavel to Rep. John Boehner in the next Congress but she hinted this week that she still wears the pants in the House. In an interview with The New York Times, Pelosi seemed to take a parting shot at her successor when asked if she saw him tear up on election night as he addressed his supporters after Republicans captured the House. “You know what? He is known to cry. He cries sometimes when we’re having a debate on bills,” she told the newspaper. “If I cry, it’s about the personal loss of a friend or something like that. But when it comes to politics – no I don’t cry. I would never think of crying about any loss of an office, because that’s always a possibility, and if you’re professional, then you deal with it professionally.” Boehner’s office declined to respond to Pelosi’s remarks. Full story: Pelosi: Incoming Speaker Boehner ‘Known to Cry’ – FoxNews.com … [Read more...] about Nancy Pelosi: Incoming House Speaker John Boehner is ‘known to cry’

David Simon, the Hollywood writer and producer of HBO’s The Wire , declared President Trump a “race-hating fraud” and “‘literally’ a simplistic, racist moron” for criticizing Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and the crime-ridden condition of his Baltimore district. “If this empty-suit, race-hating fraud had to actually visit West Baltimore for five minutes and meet any of the American citizens who endure there, he’d wet himself,” The Deuce creator wrote. If this empty-suit, race-hating fraud had to actually visit West Baltimore for five minutes and meet any of the American citizens who endure there, he’d wet himself. https://t.co/QBSed1S4c8 — David Simon (@AoDespair) July 27, 2019 Simon, who “ documented life in Baltimore over five seasons of his HBO series,” largely attempted to use his own experience in the city to blast Trump, calling him a “simplistic, racist moron.” The president is "literally" a simplistic, racist moron. I am "literally" the guy writing stuff … [Read more...] about ‘The Wire’ Creator David Simon Calls Trump a ‘Race-Hating Fraud’ over Baltimore Remarks

President Trump doubled down on his previous remarks on the condition of Rep. Elijah Cummings’ (D-MD) Baltimore district, retweeting a video Saturday of a local resident who said his remarks were “definitely true.” After a day of criticism from the left, the president renewed his critique of Cummings and his Baltimore district, circulating the views of Baltimore resident Michelle, who blasted Cummings and said he “hasn’t done anything” for them. “I’ve never heard anyone say anything about him [Cummings]. And everyone wants to talk about Donald Trump– Donald Trump this, Donald Trump that. Why is this man over there taking care of people at the border?” she asked. “We’re hungry. We need a place to stay. We feel like we’re in a ‘concentration camp,’ and it’s just sad. People worried more about them [illegal immigrants] than his own people,” she continued. “It’s just crazy.” Trump retweeted the video with the caption: “ @RepCummings — your district!” . @RepCummings — your … [Read more...] about Resident of Baltimore Agrees with Trump’s Critique of Cummings

A White House meeting between President Donald Trump and members of Congress blew up after the foreign policy establishment tried to convince him to keep American soldiers in Syria and act to defend the Kurds. Members of Congress were deeply disturbed by Trump’s remarks on Wednesday, as he spent the majority of the day defending his decision not to engage militarily in Syria against the Turkish attack on the Kurds. The House sent a strong rebuke to the president, voting 354-60 on a resolution opposing Trump’s foreign policy decisions in Syria. After the vote, Trump hosted a bipartisan meeting with top Congressional leaders at the White House, including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other members of Republican Congressional leadership. But the meeting did not last long. Trump described House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as a “third rate politician” according to Sen. Chuck Schumer, prompting Democrats to … [Read more...] about Democrats Abandon WH Meeting on Syria Citing Trump ‘Meltdown’

WHO was your Nancy Drew? “She was a team leader,” said Susan Silbermann, 47, who, as a Baltimore tween, painstakingly collected the series about the Girl Sleuth and her sidekicks. Ms. Silbermann became a team leader herself — president of Pfizer’s pharmaceutical business in Latin America. And who was your Nancy Drew? “I didn’t connect with her,” said Sara Paretsky, 62, the crime writer, whose own female gumshoe is the cranky smart mouth, V. I. Warshawski. “She had so much domestic support and I grew up in a fractured household without support.” But the imprint was inescapable, Ms. Paretsky said. In middle age, she gave herself a roadster “and I do feel so tough and a little Nancy Drewish.” Nancy Drew was invoked last week during the Senate confirmation hearings for Judge Sonia Sotomayor. She has said that her Nancy Drew represented boldness and intelligence, the books a gift from a hardworking single parent. In recent years, Laura Bush, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Ruth Bader … [Read more...] about Nancy Drew’s Granddaughters