I learned so much.
Before continuing, ask yourself: Do you want to know the truth?
Here it is…
*thread @tpusa*
I did not ask about politics - I asked about living conditions in this district.
That is all.
Here is what they said…
- *Every* person I spoke with *confirmed* that the district was rat infested
- This man told me that rats the “size of cats” run through his house regularly
- One woman told me rats have “taken over” her neighborhood
- One called it a "plague of rats"
The flyer said that the trash & "animal feces" in the neighborhood attract the rats.
The flyer was delivered *this week*
- There is trash everywhere
- Filth & garbage piled up high in the street
- One building had a big sign that begged ‘DO NOT PUT TRASH HERE’ - below the signs were piles of rotting refuse
- Constituents blamed the trash for the rat infestation
- Every constituent said that murders, shootings, drugs run rampant.
- Many told me they were scared & do not go outside after dark.
- One elderly man, “It did not used to be this way. Now we kill each other. Why? Because no one has a job."
- Constituents tell me crime, rats, trash, drugs, killings & crumbling infrastructure has forced many out.
- One woman told me she wished the city would just “demolish” her block
- Parts of the district look like a ghost town
It was very sad.
Every person I spoke with in @RepCummings district was deeply kind to my crew & me.
Wonderful, beautiful people.
Here is what they all had in common: They feel abandoned by their politicians.
With a district like this - can you really blame them?
It will feature one thing & one thing only: The voice of people who live in Rep. Elijah Cummings' district.
That is all.
These are the voices we should be caring most about in this debate.
Because they tell the truth.
Ready?
So what is life like there?
I spoke with residents in Rep. Cummings district.
Here's what they had to say: Rats. Trash. Crime. Abandoned by politicians. Begging for change
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