exclamation mark. the baltimore house of elijah cummings was robbed. other attacks on the congressman and city he represents the message would read different they than many today. i would seem as taunting, thuggish and if anything should happen to it. when the president was asked about it today, here is how he explained it. >> the tweet itself was just really a repeat of what i heard over the news. i know his house was robbed and i thought that was too bad. that was really just -- that was really not meant as a wise guy tweet. his house was robbed and it came over the news at a certain moment last night and i had just -- >> he's suggesting there is no other way to see it than him showing compassion and sympathy for the congressman. this tweet came after a dozen others calling the congressman corrupt, inept and a bully