Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is pushing back against President Donald Trump’s claims about crime in Baltimore and his suggestion that federal troops could be sent to the city, saying local partnerships are showing results and that he will not authorize the Maryland National Guard for policing.

President Donald Trump on Sunday said he wouldn’t accept an invitation from Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) to join a “public safety walk” in Baltimore next month as long as the city’s crime problem persists. “Governor Wes Moore of Maryland has asked,

President Donald Trump escalated the Wes Moore Trump feud on August 24, 2025, by threatening to deploy federal troops to Baltimore and reconsider funding for the Francis Scott Key Bridge reconstruction in a social media post responding to Maryland Gov.