Trump Slams Baltimore, Threatens to Send National Guard

President Trump and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) lobbed insults at each other on Sunday as the president threatens to send National Guard troops to more American cities, including Baltimore.

Trump on Sunday morning slammed Moore, who was elected governor of the Old Line State in 2022, for suggesting the president visit the city and “walk our streets and not just talk about us from the Oval Office” during a recent speech.

“Governor Wes Moore of Maryland has asked, in a rather nasty and provocative tone, that I ‘walk the streets of Maryland’ with him,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Sunday morning. “I assume he is talking about out of control, crime ridden, Baltimore? As President, I would much prefer that he clean up this Crime disaster before I go there for a ‘walk.'”

The president went on to criticize Baltimore over its crime rate and threatened to rethink federal funding for the rebuilding of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, which was severely damaged after a cargo ship crashed into one of its pillars last year. Moore has repeatedly defended his record on crime, noting the city’s homicide rates have hit a historic low under his tenure.

In his Truth Social post on Sunday, Trump appeared to suggest he would send in “troops” to Maryland’s most populous city, referencing his ongoing feud with California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D).

“Wes Moore’s record on Crime is a very bad one, unless he fudges his figures on crime like many of the other ‘Blue States’ are doing,” Trump wrote. “But if Wes Moore needs help, like Gavin Newscum did in L.A., I will send in the ‘troops,’ which is being done in nearby DC, and quickly clean up the Crime.”