House Speaker Nancy Pelosi fired back at President Trump's criticism of Rep. Elijah Cummings by claiming the president's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was a Baltimore "slumlord."

"So the president — this comes as no surprise — really doesn’t know what he’s talking about. But maybe you could ask his son-in-law, who’s a slumlord there, if he wants to talk about rodent infestations," the California Democrat told reporters Thursday.



Speaker Pelosi, responding to Trump’s attacks on Baltimore, says: “So the president - this comes as no surprise - really doesn't know what he's talking about. But maybe you could ask his son-in-law, who's a slumlord there, if he wants to talk about rodent infestations." — Manu Raju (@mkraju) August 1, 2019



Kushner, who is a senior adviser to the president, owns thousands of apartments, which have been criticized for code violations, through his real estate firm.

Pelosi reaffirmed her support of Cummings on Thursday, calling him a "great leader."

"Elijah Cummings is the pride of Baltimore," she said. "To see the president demean a great leader like Elijah Cummings shows his own insecurity and his own lack of understanding about what progress really is."

Trump continued his criticism of the Maryland Democrat this week, arguing he had done a "very poor job" for his district.

"Someone please explain to Nancy Pelosi, who was recently called racist by those in her own party, that there is nothing wrong with bringing out the very obvious fact that Congressman Elijah Cummings has done a very poor job for his district and the City of Baltimore," Trump said on Twitter. "Just take a look, the facts speak far louder than words! The Democrats always play the Race Card, when in fact they have done so little for our Nation’s great African American people. Now, lowest unemployment in U.S. history, and only getting better. Elijah Cummings has failed badly!"

....a look, the facts speak far louder than words! The Democrats always play the Race Card, when in fact they have done so little for our Nation’s great African American people. Now, lowest unemployment in U.S. history, and only getting better. Elijah Cummings has failed badly! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 28, 2019



Trump started his feud with Cummings by saying the lawmaker's district was "rat infested."

"Mr. President, I go home to my district daily. Each morning, I wake up, and I go and fight for my neighbors. It is my constitutional duty to conduct oversight of the Executive Branch. But, it is my moral duty to fight for my constituents," Cummings said in response to the president's comments.