Trump threatened to send troops to Baltimore, sparking backlash from Governor Moore and other Democrats who call the move an abuse of power.
President Donald Trump has threatened to deploy troops to Baltimore, intensifying a dispute with Maryland Governor Wes Moore, who had invited him to join a “safety walk” in the city.
“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,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. He described Moore’s invitation letter as “nasty” and “provocative.”
Governor Moore dismissed the president’s stance, saying Trump’s remarks on crime “come off as so, so tone deaf and so ignorant.” He added: “It’s because they have not walked our streets. They have not been in our communities.”
Democrats condemned Trump’s broader strategy of deploying National Guard troops to cities, with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker calling it an “abuse of power.” A Washington Post poll showed nearly 80% of residents oppose the deployments.