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Inlater tweets, the president more generically attacked local Baltimore leaders and said they should reach out to him for help.
Former First LadyMichelle ObamaandJenna Bush Hager, a former first daughter, both voiced support for the citizens of Baltimore after Trump’s rant.
Rather than follow suit in ripping into the city, Ivanka, a senior White House adviser,tweeted out a messageencouraging her followers to “advance smart policy” and support organizations that “uplift the great people of ‘Charm City.’ ”
Ina follow-up tweet, Ivanka, 37, gave an example of her own that started with a visit to the Center for Entrepreneurship at the Greater Baltimore Urban League in 2017.
She wrote that the visit inspired her to donate “proceeds from my book to fund a @NatUrbanLeague Women’s Initiative, incubated in Baltimore, to assist women in starting and growing successful businesses.”
The first daughter published a self-help book,Women Who Work, in May 2017.
According to the book’swebsite, Ivanka donated the unpaid portion of her advance (reportedly $787,500) and all future royalties to the Ivanka M. Trump Charitable Fund and gave $100,000 to the National Urban League to help kick-start a nationwide Women’s Initiative within the organization.
Her book received lukewarm reviews from critics, andForbesreported in 2018 thatWomen Who Worksold 31,900 copies and pulled in about $1.1 million, losing Portfolio, its publisher, at least $220,000.
PEOPLE’s calls to the National Urban League and the Greater Baltimore Urban League regarding Ivanka’s donation were not returned.
A White House spokeswoman for Ivanka did not comment.
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Ivanka’s message of “uplift” for Baltimore was a far cry from her father’s criticisms, which began Saturday after Cummings assailed how border officials were treating migrants coming from Mexico.
President Trump shot back, without evidence, that the Democrat’s district was “considered the worst run and most dangerous” in the U.S.
He later claimed the crime rate in Baltimore was Cummings’ fault, despite the fact that the longtime congressman does not run the city.
Trump also caught flak from critics who pointed to the coded language he used against a black congressman just weeks after telling four female progressive lawmakers of colorto “go back” to their countries of origin, despite the fact that all four are American.
“I’m the least racist person there is anywhere in the world,” Trump told reporters at the White House on Tuesday.
Many, including the Greater Baltimore Urban League and theBaltimore Sun‘s editorial board, disagreed with how Trump viewed the city.
CNN’sVictor Blackwell, a Baltimore native, became emotional discussing the president’s tirade.
“There are challenges no doubt, but people are proud of their community. I don’t want to sound self-righteous, but people get up and go to work there,” Blackwell said on-air earlier this week. “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.”
“You are evidently clueless about Baltimore! It is a miserable day in history when you can daily depend on the President to divide the States of America instead of Uniting the ‘State’ of America,” Greater Baltimore Urban League President and CEO Tiffany Majorswrote in an open letter.
“Mr. Trump, if you’d like to make a statement, let’s talk about strengthening the middle-class in Baltimore, merely acknowledging the lower-class in Baltimore, let’s talk about supporting those who work tirelessly on the frontlines to make our city great,” Majors wrote. “Let’s talk about ways the federal government can better incentivize minority owned businesses and entrepreneurs to innovate and open businesses in Baltimore … Make People the Point not Politics!”
From left: Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner.Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty
According to a 2017 report fromThe New York Timesand ProPublica, residents in Kushner-owned apartments complained of mice, mold, maggots and other problems.
source: people.com
