1. Trump lashes out.



President Trump widened his war on critics of color, denouncing the Rev. Al Sharpton as “a con man” who “Hates Whites & Cops!” Mr. Sharpton had come to the defense of Representative Elijah E. Cummings of Maryland after Mr. Trump called the African-American congressman’s district in Baltimore a “disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess.”

Mr. Trump and Mr. Sharpton, together above in 2006, are longtime frenemies, with a long history of using each other for their own purposes, whether as foes or friends. And Baltimoreans say that even if their city has its struggles, the president has worn out his right to point them out.