What he called them · First term · № 97
Said Detroit, Oakland and Baltimore were worse than Honduras and Guatemala and 'like living in hell'
“We have cities that are worse -- in some cases, far worse. Take a look at Detroit. Take a look at what's happening in Oakland. Take a look at what's happening in Baltimore. And everyone gets upset when I say it. ... These cities, it's like living in hell.”
- Said
- , Fox News town hall with Sean Hannity, Wisconsin
- Subject
- Oakland, Detroit and Baltimore
- Target
- American cities
- Place
- Oakland
- Topic
- Justice & the courts
- Era
- First term
What happened
In the same answer he said Chicago was 'like, worse than Afghanistan.' Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf replied on Twitter: 'Hell is another four years of this racist in the White House.' On Aug. 11, 2025, announcing the D.C. deployment, he said of Baltimore and Oakland, 'We don't even mention that anymore... they're so far gone.'