Accused of racism, Trump blasts black congressman as racist

WASHINGTON — Facing rising accusations of racism for his incendiary tweets, President Donald Trump lashed out at his critics Monday and sought to deflect the criticism by labeling a number one black congressman as himself racist. In the most recent rhetorical shot at lawmakers of shade, Trump mentioned his weekend feedback referring to Rep. Elijah Cummings’ majority-black Baltimore district as a “disgusting, rat and rodent infested mess” the place “no human being would want to live” weren't racist. Instead, Trump argued, “if racist Elijah Cummings would focus more of his energy on helping the good people of his district, and Baltimore itself, perhaps progress could be made in fixing the mess.” “His radical ‘oversight’ is a