U subotu su mediji ponovno oslikali predsjednika Donalda Trumpa kao rasista zbog njegovog tweeta o katastrofalnim uvjetima u okrugu zapadnog Baltimorea koji predstavlja demokratski kongresmen Elijah Cummings (D-MD).
“Zastupnik Elijah Cummings bio je brutalan siledžija, vičući i urlajući na dobre muškarce i žene granične patrole u vezi uvjeta na južnoj granici, dok je njegov okrug zapravo u MNOGO GOREM stanju i mnogo opasniji. Njegov okrug se smatra najgorim u SAD-u”, objavio je Trump u nizu tweetova u subotu ujutro. “Kao što je dokazano prošlog tjedna tijekom kongresnog posjeta, granica je čista, učinkovita i dobro vođena, samo je prenatrpana ljudima. Cummingsov okrug je odvratan nered prepun štakora i ostalih glodavaca. Kad bi provodio više vremena u Baltimoreu, možda bi pomogao očistiti ovo vrlo opasno i prljavo mjesto.”
….As proven last week during a Congressional tour, the Border is clean, efficient & well run, just very crowded. Cumming District is a disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess. If he spent more time in Baltimore, maybe he could help clean up this very dangerous & filthy place
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 27, 2019
Trump je dodao: “Zašto se toliko novca šalje u okrug Elijaha Cummingsa kad je on smatran najgore vođenim i najopasnijim u Sjedinjenim Državama. Niti jedno ljudsko biće ne želi živjeti tamo. Kamo odlaze svi ti novci? Koliko novaca je ukradeno? Smjesta istražite ovaj korumpirani nered!”
Why is so much money sent to the Elijah Cummings district when it is considered the worst run and most dangerous anywhere in the United States. No human being would want to live there. Where is all this money going? How much is stolen? Investigate this corrupt mess immediately!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 27, 2019
CNN-ov Victor Blackwell tvrdio je u eteru da je predsjednik mislio na crne i smeđe ljude kad je spomenuo “zarazu štakora” u Baltimoreu.
“‘Zaraza’. To je obično rezervirano za glodavce i kukce, ali već smo vidjeli predsjednika koji priziva ‘zarazu’ kod kritiziranja zakonodavaca u prošlosti. Vidite li ovdje uzorak?”, rekao je emotivni Blackwell, prema CNN-u.
Drop everything you're doing and watch this….
cc: @VictorBlackwell pic.twitter.com/N9ZWttHSzd
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) July 27, 2019
Ostatak medija brzo je odjeknuo Blakwellove rasno nabijene tvrdnje. Međutim, 2018. godine Baltimore je ponovno ocijenjen kao jedan od gradova s “najviše štakora” u naciji od strane tvrtke za kontrolu štetočina Orkin.
Štoviše, “Baltimore ima najgoru stopu ubojstava među 50 najvećih gradova u zemlji prošle godine, a drugi je prema ukupnom broju nasilnih zločina, prema novim podacima FBI-a”, izvijestio je Baltimore Sun 2018. godine.
Video koji je snimila Kimberly Klacik također podržava tweetove predsjednika Trumpa. U snimkama, stanovnici Baltimorea se žale na teške uvjete i očajnički mole vladine dužnosnike da “pomognu”.
Kimberly Klacik appeared on Fox & Friends at 6:15 EST today where she discussed the terrible living conditions in Baltimore
Klacik said: "there's abandon homes filed with trash, homeless addicts, empty needles that they have used … it's attracting rodents, cockroaches…" pic.twitter.com/AdR2P0rKwU
— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) July 27, 2019
He claims to care about children & their future, however in West Baltimore you will find abandoned homes on every block. Many filled with trash, rodents & homeless looking for shelter. Children live on these streets seen here. This district belongs to @RepCummings. More to come.. pic.twitter.com/8z7tfIHU0q
— Kimberly Klacik (@kimKBaltimore) July 25, 2019
It is so sad to see @VictorBlackwell & @CNN turn the light currently shining on #WestBaltimore into a race issue. This could result in a positive change. @RepCummings could help get his district in order. Listen to one of his constituents explain the "rats & rodents" problem. pic.twitter.com/LTG8AnT27x
— Kimberly Klacik (@kimKBaltimore) July 27, 2019
Let's continue to expose the truth. This is a neighborhood filled w/families that have small children. West Baltimore is filled with trash thanks to dumping. A problem city officials should have addressed years ago. This is @RepCummings district. @realDonaldTrump
More to come pic.twitter.com/gFFszjW490
— Kimberly Klacik (@kimKBaltimore) July 27, 2019
Just to be clear I have more videos
I filmed this video to show how long many of the row houses have been sitting abandoned. The tree in this home is taller than the actual home itself. This has nothing to do with race, I was trying to show the plight. Also, I am black 🤷🏽♀️ pic.twitter.com/qlqc1PCCoc
— Kimberly Klacik (@kimKBaltimore) July 27, 2019
In this video, @RepCummings constituents explain how clean Coppin State University is kept, while their neighborhood is used as a dumping ground. I was told if trash was not in marked green cans, the city refused to remove it. More abandoned row houses. #WestBaltimore pic.twitter.com/wuSNoiNJED
— Kimberly Klacik (@kimKBaltimore) July 27, 2019
More trash. More concerned residents. People live in the home with the silver van. This is @RepCummings district. This has nothing to do with race. Let us all pray the city removes the trash & install cameras to catch the individuals dumping on the property. #WestBaltimore pic.twitter.com/CCaRH5c0aO
— Kimberly Klacik (@kimKBaltimore) July 27, 2019
Nakon što je objavila video snimke, Klacik je tvrdila da se našla na meti medija. “Počela sam primati pozive koji mi govore da novinari rade na objavljivanju negativnih članaka u vezi mene. To je doista razočaravajuće”, rekla je u tweetu objavljenom u subotu poslijepodne. “Stanovnici me pitaju mogu li im pomoći u uklanjanju smeća. To sam snimila i objavila. Mislili biste kako će ljudi biti uznemireni što njihovi braća i sestre žive u takvim uvjetima.”
So I am receiving calls that reporters are working on a hit piece on me. It is truly disappointing. Residents asked if I could help get the trash removed. I filmed it, posted it. You would think people would be upset that their brothers & sisters are living in those conditions.
— Kimberly Klacik (@kimKBaltimore) July 27, 2019
Greg Gutfeld s Fox Newsa je komentirao da ako je Trump “rasist”, onda je zbilja “grozan u tome”, ističući predsjednikovu agendu i uspostavljene politike.
“Trump se sprema pogubiti bijelog supremacista, dok pokušava osloboditi crnog repera iz zatvora, dok gura zatvorsku reformu koja izravno koristi obiteljima crnog muškarca, dok proziva grad u kojem su manjine žrtve kriminala i pljačke. Ako je Trump rasist, onda je zbilja grozan u tome”, napisao je Gutfeld.
Trumps about to execute a white supremacist, while trying to free a black rapper from jail, as he pushes prison reform that directly benefits families of black men, while calling out a city where minorities are victims of crime & blight. if Trumps a racist, he sucks at it.
— GregGutfeld (@greggutfeld) July 27, 2019
