President Donald Trump called for an investigation as to where funds are going in Rep. Elijah Cummings district in West Baltimore and now Rep. Cummings has responded.

The president called the representative’s district a “rodent infested mess” where “no human being would want to live.”

The comment was quickly called racist and then CNN anchor Victor Blackwell cried during his show on Saturday as he is from that area.

But to Rep. Cummings credit, unlike his white, Democrat colleagues, he responded to the president and did not use the race card.

“Mr. President, I go home to my district daily. Each morning, I wake up, and I go and fight for my neighbors.

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“It is my constitutional duty to conduct oversight of the Executive Branch. But, it is my moral duty to fight for my constituents,” he said.

“Just yesterday, I held a hearing on the skyrocketing prices of prescription drugs and the financial hardships that families across the nation, and in Baltimore, are facing.

“Mr. President, we can address this together. Two years ago, I went to the White House to ask you to endorse my bill to let the government negotiate directly for lower drug prices.

“You told me then that you supported the legislation and that you would work with me to make it happen. I took you at your word,” he said.

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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. — Elijah E. Cummings (@RepCummings) July 27, 2019

Just yesterday, I held a hearing on the skyrocketing prices of prescription drugs and the financial hardships that families across the nation, and in Baltimore, are facing. — Elijah E. Cummings (@RepCummings) July 27, 2019

Mr. President, we can address this together. Two years ago, I went to the White House to ask you to endorse my bill to let the government negotiate directly for lower drug prices. — Elijah E. Cummings (@RepCummings) July 27, 2019

You told me then that you supported the legislation and that you would work with me to make it happen. I took you at your word.https://t.co/bcfyQgXwm4 — Elijah E. Cummings (@RepCummings) July 27, 2019

After sharing a number of tweets from President Trump in which he calls many districts and areas “infested” CNN host Victor Blackwell recounted his personal experience.

Blackwell recounted that the president said that no human would want to live in Rep. Cummings district before crying, with no tears, and defending it.

“You know who did, Mr. President? I did,” he said. “From the day I was brought home from the hospital to the day I left for college, and a lot of people I care about still do.”

“There are challenges no doubt, but people are proud of their community,” he said. “I don’t want to sound self-righteous, but people get up and go to work there.

“They care for their families there. They love their children who pledge allegiance to the flag just like people who live in districts of Congressmen who support you, sir. They are Americans, too!” he said.