TrumpIsARat trends on Twitter as president defends himself for tweets about Elijah Cummings, Baltimore
President Donald Trump continued to use his Twitter platform Sunday to defend himself after he drew fire from critics for angry comments previously tweeted about Maryland Congressman Elijah Cummings and the city of Baltimore. The president's insistence on insulting the metropolis ultimately resulted in the hashtag #TrumpIsARat trending on social media.
where Baltimore County Republican Central Committee and Fox News commentator Kimberly Klacik discussed the state of the city while the network aired videos she had taken of trash piled up in some Baltimore neighborhoods.
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