Let’s focus on the real issue in Baltimore

After Rep. Elijah Cummings criticized the condition of detention facilities for migrants and applicants for asylum, President Donald Trump tweeted his own criticism of Baltimore, painting a dire picture of the district, calling it “rat-infested.” I examined the evidence about the Maryland city and what perhaps Trump should have focused upon there. And, by way of a flight cancelation and surprise rerouting, I spent a day in Baltimore as I wrote this column.

Cummings has been critical of Trump’s border policy. So Trump responded by communicating “Rep. Elijah Cummings has been a brutal bully … His district is considered the worst in the USA … Cummings’ 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.”