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.) said Sunday that he believes 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 needs to do more to address racial tensions in the country a year after a deadly white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va.

"I think it’s a low bar for the president of the United States to simply say he’s against racism," Cummings said on ABC's "This Week."

"He’s got to be better than that. He’s got to address the people who are espousing the racist comments and doing racist acts," he added.

Rep. Eljah Cummings on Pres. Trump condemning "all types of racism and acts of violence": "He has not gone far enough."



Pres. Trump has "got to address the people who are espousing" racist comments and doing racist acts, Cummings adds https://t.co/P6iz1j1VA4 #ThisWeek pic.twitter.com/INQuCTpOKu — This Week (@ThisWeekABC) August 12, 2018

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Trump, who infamously said there was blame on "both sides" for violence in Charlottesville, tweeted on Saturday -- the eve of the anniversary of the rally -- that he condemns "all types of racism."

Cummings, the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, said the president has yet to specifically call out white supremacy, and noted that Trump's words often don't match his actions. He urged Trump to reflect on his inauguration speech, where he called for unity among Americans.

"I don’t believe President Trump has been a man of his word," Cummings said. "I want him to be honest with the American people. I want him to bring integrity back to the White House."

The president has faced intense criticism for using racially charged language. A number of lawmakers condemned him when he reportedly questioned why the U.S. was accepting immigrants from "shithole countries" in Africa.

The president highlights at each of his campaign events the positive economic numbers for minorities under his administration.