‘It undermined his health’: Elijah Cummings widow condemns Trump for calling husband’s district ‘infested’

Published January 20, 2020 7:45pm ET



The widow of former Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings anguished over how President Trump’s remarks about her husband’s district had an effect on him in his final months.

Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, who is running to fill her husband’s vacant seat in Congress, shared her disappointment over Trump’s decision to criticize Baltimore while her husband battled long-standing health issues.

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