Aides and allies of President Donald Trump spoke out on July 28 to defend his criticisms of Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) and the handling of his Maryland congressional district, which the president earlier described as a “disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess.”
At the same time, Trump amplified his disapproval of Cummings and doubled down on his comments that he did a “very poor job“ in Baltimore, as he turned his criticisms toward House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and the handling of her own district in San Francisco.
