It looks like the on-going feud between the President and Baltimore’s Elijah Cummings may extend into a second weekend.
After the news broke that Cummings home was broken into, the President tweeted about the incident in a manner that’s being criticized by everyone from Nikki Haley to all the Democrats running for the highest office in 2020.
“Really bad news! The Baltimore house of Elijah Cummings was robbed. Too bad!”, tweeted the President.
Really bad news! The Baltimore house of Elijah Cummings was robbed. Too bad!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 2, 2019
Haley replied to the President with her own tweet, saying “This is so unnecessary.”
This is so unnecessary. 🙄
— Nikki Haley (@NikkiHaley) August 2, 2019
Democrat Ted Lieu accused him of gloating about a crime and Beto O’Rourke said “America is so much better than this.”
Hey @realDonaldTrump: You are the President of the United States of America. You should never gloat about a crime. Period. https://t.co/LJljwTAb8T
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) August 2, 2019
America is so much better than this — but it’s on all of us to prove it. https://t.co/v1LBm7QFTO
— Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) August 2, 2019
Hollywood weighed in, with Patton Oswald and Jon Legend sharing their feelings on the tweet.
"Ha ha! A guy who was mean to me got his house robbed! HA HA HA HA HA!" — a United States President https://t.co/kjOUZXMGQ3
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) August 2, 2019
I want to apologize for calling POTUS a POS this week. I was mistaken. At least excrement has a useful biological function. https://t.co/SOeYEbqamN
— John Legend (@johnlegend) August 2, 2019
Melania also got brought into the mix, with one person saying “#BeBest begins at home.”
Hey Melania, #BeBest begins at home. https://t.co/9tHCNUvTS5
— Emily Brandwin (@CIAspygirl) August 2, 2019
Cummings made a statement about the break-in, saying, “I was notified of the intrusion by my security system, and I scared the intruder away by yelling before the person gained entry into the residential portion of the house. I thank the Baltimore Police Department for their response and ask that all further inquiries be directed to them.”
He has not responded to the President’s tweet.