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Ivanka Trump Just Tried to Tweet Support for Baltimore, and It Backfired Spectacularly
Fail.
As President Donald Trump continues his onslaught of tweets maligning Congressman Elijah Cummings (D-MD) and Cummings's district of Baltimore, Maryland, the president's eldest daughter tweeted praise of the city.
The feeling wasn't mutual.
Ms. Trump said she donated the proceeds of her book to the National Urban League's Baltimore-based women's initiative before encouraging everyone to donate and support the locals of Baltimore.
In spring 2017, after visiting the Center for Entrepreneurship at the Greater Baltimore Urban League, I donated pro… https://t.co/Kv8syRA2WS— Ivanka Trump (@Ivanka Trump) 1564504086.0
I encourage everyone to advance smart policy and/or support organizations that uplift the great people of “Charm Ci… https://t.co/6FBPCvYmd7— Ivanka Trump (@Ivanka Trump) 1564504086.0
Notably, Ivanka Trump didn't mention her father, who referred to the city as a "rat and rodent infested mess" where "no human being would want to live."
Twitter was quick to remind her.
@IvankaTrump @NatUrbanLeague Time to tell daddy to resign.— Tracey P (@Tracey P) 1564512390.0
@IvankaTrump Start with your father.— Louder for the people in the back (@Louder for the people in the back) 1564522844.0
@IvankaTrump If by "uplift", you mean "demean and dehumanize", then your Dad is on board.— Individual 1 (@Individual 1) 1564523291.0
Nor did she mention her husband Jared Kushner's multiple apartment buildings in Baltimore accused of predatory practices.
@IvankaTrump @elainaplott How do Jared’s slums uplift the great people of “Charm City?”— Lena (@Lena) 1564511296.0
@IvankaTrump Oh the irony. How about getting your husband to fix the blighted apartment buildings he owns in Baltim… https://t.co/zDjT0Ebl8L— Cheryl Blackford (@Cheryl Blackford) 1564513165.0
@IvankaTrump Meanwhile Ivanka and Jared are racking up code violations at their Baltimore properties. Think they'… https://t.co/eCqX71eUjC— Buck N Hawg (@Buck N Hawg) 1564519929.0
People felt Ivanka was completely tone-deaf and lacking in any self-awareness at all.
@IvankaTrump @NatUrbanLeague Seriously? Can you be that disconnected from reality????— nothing (@nothing) 1564510224.0
@IvankaTrump @NatUrbanLeague The apology tour begins! #RacistInChief— MIKE RYAN #ForThePeople (@MIKE RYAN #ForThePeople) 1564510499.0
@IvankaTrump @NatUrbanLeague Ivanka no one wants to hear you, get out of the Whitehouse and get out of Washington.… https://t.co/A5odE5tDrz— Damien McGee (@Damien McGee) 1564514251.0
Ouch.
If it's mice her father is concerned about, he should probably take a look at his son-in-law's apartment buildings.