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

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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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