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Warren calls Trump’s tweets about black lawmaker and Baltimore ‘racist’ and ‘disgusting’

By Washington Examiner
Published July 27, 2019 11:49pm ET
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Warren calls Trump’s tweets about black lawmaker and Baltimore ‘racist’ and ‘disgusting’
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks at a campaign house party in Bow, N.H. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

DERRY, New Hampshire — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a 2020 Democratic candidate for president, responded to President Trump’s criticism of House Oversight Committee Chairman Elijah Cummings, calling his tweets on Saturday racist.

“Donald Trump, once again, is a racist who makes ever more outrageous racist remarks. It is insulting both to the congressman and the people he represents. Elijah Cummings is one of my dearest friends,” Warren told reporters during a campaign stop.

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2020 Elections Donald Trump Elijah Cummings Elizabeth Warren Race Racism