Maryland Governor Wes Moore just picked the wrong fight. After launching a loud and virtue-signaling attack on President Trump last week over Baltimore’s crime rate, Moore now finds himself under the national spotlight for all the wrong reasons.
It started with a fiery video in which Moore demanded that Trump “keep our name out of your mouth” unless he was willing to walk Baltimore’s streets. According to Moore, if Trump dared to step foot in the city, he would see that it is “one of the greatest cities in the United States of America.”
https://twitter.com/GovWesMoore/status/1958606693236933041
Bold words from a man whose city consistently ranks near the top of the national crime charts.
President Trump did not take long to respond. On Sunday morning, he unloaded on Moore in a series of Truth Social posts, blasting the governor for his weak record on crime and threatening to reconsider federal funding for the collapse of Baltimore’s Key Bridge.
“Governor Wes Moore of Maryland has asked, in a rather nasty and provocative tone, that I ‘walk the streets of Maryland’ with him. I assume he is talking about out of control, crime ridden, Baltimore?” Trump wrote. “As President, I would much prefer that he clean up this Crime disaster before I go there for a ‘walk.’”
Trump also reminded the country of what real leadership looks like, pointing to the turnaround in Washington, D.C. after his administration stepped in. “After only one week, there is NO CRIME AND NO MURDER IN DC,” he stated. “When it is like that in Baltimore, I will proudly ‘walk the streets’ with the failing, because of Crime, Governor of Maryland.”
Then Trump dropped the hammer. In a follow-up post, he brought up Moore’s past controversy regarding a Bronze Star claim.
“Did Wes Moore, the Governor of Maryland, lie about getting a Bronze Star?” Trump asked, referencing Moore’s now-debunked claim from a 2006 White House fellowship application. Moore later admitted it was an “honest mistake,” but Trump and others are not buying it.
This question could haunt Moore for years to come, especially since he is rumored to be eyeing a run for the 2028 Democratic presidential nomination. Just ask John Kerry how military record controversies play out on the national stage.
Wes Moore tried to swing at Trump. Now he may have a political fight on his hands that he did not see coming.
The reason Mr Trump can walk the D.C. streets without fear is because NO ONE is OUT on the streets . They are concerned & fearful about the soldiers on patrol
How can Wes Moore make an “honest mistake” about receiving the Bronze Star, a medal for bravey in combat?