A “#WeAreBaltimore” hashtag surged to the top of Twitter’s trending items of Saturday in response to President Trump Donald John TrumpSteele Dossier sub-source was subject of FBI counterintelligence probe Pelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' Trump 'no longer angry' at Romney because of Supreme Court stance MORE's comments attacking Rep. Elijah Cummings Elijah Eugene CummingsBlack GOP candidate accuses Behar of wearing black face in heated interview Overnight Health Care: US won't join global coronavirus vaccine initiative | Federal panel lays out initial priorities for COVID-19 vaccine distribution | NIH panel: 'Insufficient data' to show treatment touted by Trump works House Oversight Democrats to subpoena AbbVie in drug pricing probe MORE (D-Md.) as a “brutal bully” and his majority-black Baltimore district as a “disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess.”

As of Saturday night, the hashtag was used over 17,700 times.

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The viral item came off the heels of a series of tweets Trump shared on Saturday, in which he railed against the congressman, who also chairs the House Oversight Committee, and his district, which includes downtown Baltimore.

“Rep, Elijah Cummings has been a brutal bully, shouting and screaming at the great men & women of Border Patrol about conditions at the Southern Border, when actually his Baltimore district is FAR WORSE and more dangerous,” he said in the first of a series of tweets attacking the congresswoman and his majority-black district.

“His district is considered the Worst in the USA as proven last week during a Congressional tour, the Border is clean, efficient & well run, just very crowded,” the president continued in another tweet.

“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.”

In response to the presidents attacks, thousands on Twitter, including prominent political figures and celebrities used the hashtag in solidarity with Baltimore citizens.

Please for the sake of humanity, Let’s break twitter with the hashtag #WEAREBALTIMORE! Please let @realDonaldTrump see good beats evil every time! — AprilDRyan (@AprilDRyan) July 27, 2019

National and local hero, @RepCummings - this is a photo I will always save because it is such a honor to know him. #WeAreBaltimore pic.twitter.com/ifdXkH4FXh — Brooke Lierman (@BELBaltimore) July 27, 2019