Maryland's Republican governor calls Trump's Baltimore comments 'outrageous' and 'inappropriate'

Larry Hogan.
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Marylanders finally heard from their governor.

The Old Line state's Gov. Larry Hogan (R) faced some criticism for his initially tepid response to President Trump's attacks on Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.) and Baltimore, which he described as a "rat and rodent infested mess." Hogan is a known Trump critic, who even considered launching a primary challenge against the president, and recently condemned Trump's racist tweets directed at four Democratic congresswomen.

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Tim O'Donnell

Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.