Hours after its members were sworn in for the start of their four year terms, the Baltimore City Council, for its very first act, unanimously adopted a resolution condemning Trump’s "divisive and scapegoating rhetoric, rooted in hate and prejudice." The Council consists of 15 members, all Democrats (no Republican has been elected to the City Council since the 1930’s), and 8 of its 15 members were elected last month for their first terms. The Council chambers were crowded with spectators, who applauded and cheered when the resolution was adopted. Councilman Ryan Dorsey, who sponsored the resolution, explained that he did so in response to Trump’s remarks about African Americans and about Baltimore:
Trump routinely made wrongheaded statements about African-Americans in the United States. Here in Maryland, he referred to youths in Baltimore as having 'no spirit.'
Mr. Trump will be visiting my fine city on Saturday for the Army Navy football game; my tax dollars will help pay for the additional police that will be on duty to assist the secret service in providing security.
