Article snippet: CINCINNATI – MORE, at his campaign rally Thursday, bemoaned the state of American cities, broadening his days-long onslaught against Baltimore to accuse Democrats of running urban areas across the nation into the ground. “No one has paid a higher price for the far left’s destructive agenda than Americans living in our nation’s inner cities. They have paid a dear price,” Trump told his supporters near the start of the event at U.S. Bank Arena. The president argued that funding provided by the federal government has been "stolen" and "wasted" by local officials. “For 100 years it’s been one party control, and look at them,” he continued. “We can name one after another, but I won’t do that because I don’t want to be controversial.” Then, over the course of the next hour, Trump singled out multiple prominent cities and decried their conditions. In each case, he pinned the blame on Democratic leaders, including Cincinnati's own mayor. Protesters interrupted Trump’s rally at one point for roughly three minutes as they waved a banner that read “Immigrants Built America.” When Trump finally returned to the microphone several minutes later to continue speaking, he quipped that the demonstrators reflected the city’s leadership. "Cincinnati, do you have a Democrat mayor?" Trump asked the crowd. The remarks come after days of attacks against Baltimore and Rep. MORE (D-Md.), who represents the city, and reflects a consistent effort from Trump to disparage large cities that a... Link to the full article to read more