#RolandMartinUnfiltered - 'Rat-Infested'? Trump ‘Decided To Attack Baltimore’ In Racist Twitter Rant

Episode Date: July 30, 2019

Baltimore Mayor Bernard Young took offense to Trump’s statements and believes, “the president should use his power to try to help cities like Baltimore,” instead of mocking them. Especially because his son in law, Jared Kushner is “one of the biggest slum lords in Baltimore” and “he’s contributed to some of the problems” Baltimore is having. Audio credit: Tom Joyner Morning Show Subscribe to the #RolandMartin YouTube channel https://t.co/uzqJjYOukP Join the #RolandMartinUnfiltered #BringTheFunk Fan Club to support fact-based independent journalism http://ow.ly/VRyC30nKjpY Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is an iHeart Podcast. He's in Royale this morning because Jeffrey Osborne has his annual golf tournament and Rowan Martin has to be there to talk noise. Lots going on with Trump. Absolutely. Talking about Baltimore. And who you got with us this morning, Rowan? Tom Jonas,

Civil Guy. Good morning. I just want to shout out the Cincinnati Music Festival, Tom. I had a great time this weekend with the folks there. Thanks to Procter & Gamble for bringing me in. Also, shout out to the National Urban League. We had our school choice town hall Friday. Of course, I had to make a stop in Houston

to bury my cousin, P.J. Simeon. So condolences to his mother, Tina, and his father, Peter, and the whole family as well. And, Tom, before I go to my guest, also, Tom, there's one thing you should always remember, Tom Joyner. Kings never were the same things as their subjects, especially court gestures. Now, shall we move on?

Now, the king can go would want to live there. This morning, he wakes up, sees a photo or sent a photo because, you know, he can't search anything on Twitter. Reverend Al Sharpton saying he was here in Baltimore. Now he's attacking Reverend Al Sharpton. Really what you have here is somebody who simply is trying to gin up his white base in order to get them to come out and vote in 2020. Joining us right now is the mayor of Baltimore, Bernard Young. Mayor Young, good morning. Good morning.

How's everybody doing? I understand it's Tom, Guy, and Roland? Yes. Tom is here, Guy is here, and Sybil's here. Tom is in Miami. We're doing great. We're doing great, Mayor. I got to ask you this here, first of all. The President decides to attack

Baltimore. Then his chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, goes on television and wants to attack by saying, oh, the poverty rate as well. What do you make of this childish behavior by the main city of the Oval Office, who I can't even call president because of his just ridiculous behavior? Well, you know, the president of the United States of America is the most powerful elected official in the land. They say with great power comes great responsibility.

Really, the president should be looking for ways to be helpful to cities just like Baltimore. But instead, you know, he uses considerable power to mock our representative to Congress and to put down a great city like Baltimore. I just don't get it. I'm really disappointed reading his remarks. But also, here's the thing that I keep trying to explain to people, Mayor. He also rests the people of Baltimore. Absolutely. And his son-in-law is one of the biggest

slumlords in the city of Baltimore. Oh, slow down, slow down. Back up. Put it in reverse. Did you just say that his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, who is his top aide, is one

of the biggest slum lords in Baltimore? Yes, that's exactly what I said. We contribute to some of the problems we have in Baltimore. I also, Mayor, when I look at the comments that he had to make as well, last I checked, this is the man who touts his opportunity zones,

and I thought those opportunity zones were supposed to be like this. Well, to be honest with you, his opportunity zones haven't produced much of anything. And not only that. And in fact, and in fact, Mayor, didn't I see a story from ProPublica that a billionaire was granted an opportunity zone there in Baltimore that didn't even actually qualify for the program? I heard that, but I'm not sure whether that's factual, but I did hear that. Well, I'm a pro-publicist. And that's what most people in Baltimore were concerned about, that the folk who really, really needed to get those opportunity grants would not get it for the well-connected folk who had the wherewithal to be able to get

those opportunity grants. But let me say this to you. You know, Baltimore was just awarded $125 million to help us expand our Harbor Street tunnel, and we are more than $100 million short. The federal government just said no and just gave us the $125 million when they really knew we need $225 million. So, Mr. Trump, if you want to help us, give us what we need so that we can be the city that you want us to be. And we can be that city if you help us out. Look, we have unfunded mandates from the EPA where a poor city like Baltimore

have to continue to raise its water rates to fix our aging infrastructure. And we're not the only city. There are other cities with these infrastructures that's over 100 years old. Sybil? Mr. Mayor, in terms of what you have said, have you heard from the White House in response to what you and all of the fine folks who responded in the Baltimore Sun and what have you said yesterday and over the weekend? Have you heard anything from them yet?

I haven't heard anything from them. What I'd like to hear from them is, hey, Mr. Mayor, what is it that we can do in the White House to help move the city forward? And I would tell them, give us funding for our, you know, our infrastructure. Give us money for our people who really need it so that they can have a decent life. I mean, you know, he's talking about cutting the SNAP program, the food stamp program, housing programs. And what do he expect when he do all that? And when you talk about Jared Kushner, can you be a little bit more specific about the slumlord tag that has been placed on him in terms of the properties that he has there in Baltimore? Well, some of his properties are substandard. You know, we hear this from people who live in his projects. I mean, his housing. And it's not just in Baltimore. I think he also has some in the county as well. Yes. You know, so I can't expound on something that I

really have not seen. But I'm just saying what I'm hearing from people who are living in his housing. I mean, they have even taken him to court. Right. And Mr. Mayor. In fact, if I can jump in real quick, Jared Kushner owns more than a dozen apartment complexes in Baltimore County that have been cited with co-violations, including rotins, mold, and maggots. Tom?

That's what I'm hearing. And also here in Baltimore. with co-violations, including rotins, mold, and maggots. Tom? That's what I'm hearing, and also here in Baltimore. My question is, what are people in Baltimore going to do? Are people in Baltimore going to go in the streets and start protesting? I would hope, but I doubt it, but I would hope that they would. Some people in the city said that the president is absolutely correct. And I'm not going to downplay that we don't have problems in Baltimore with murders and with people throwing trash everywhere, you know, and they're doing it because they have lost hope.

And I'm trying to instill that hope. And then we get a president to come on and talk about is rat infested and crime ridden. We're no different from any other American city where we have been neglected from federal resources. All right, Mr. Mayor. My line is to deal with Donald Trump, you got to mobilize, organize,

and vote at the end of the day. Mayor Young, we appreciate it. Thanks a lot. All right, thank you. God bless Baltimore.