Maryland Governor calls National Guard in DC 'performative' [View all]
Source: The Hill
08/31/25 3:55 PM ET
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Washington, D.C., is “performative,” despite a recent drop in the violent crime rate.
In an interview that aired Sunday on ABC News’s “This Week,” Moore acknowledged there’s more work to do in Baltimore to bring down the crime rate. He said while he would welcome federal help, he pushed back on the idea of sending in the National Guard.
“I would love more federal support, but federal support on things that actually make sense and not things that are performative,” Moore, a potential 2028 presidential candidate, said in the interview.
“The National Guard is completely performative because the National Guard is not even trained for it,” he added, noting local law enforcement and FBI agents are better trained to do municipal policing.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5479763-maryland-governor-calls-national-guard-in-dc-performative/
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