Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Tuesday slammed President Trump’s move to deploy the National Guard to Washington, D.C., as lacking “seriousness” amid the president’s push to combat crime in the nation’s capital.
“This decision is being made by people who, frankly, have never worn the uniform themselves,” Moore told CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Tuesday.
“The only uniform they have worn are Brooks Brothers suits,” he continued. “And so, there’s a lack of seriousness that is going to the decisionmaking process about what you are doing and how you are impacting the lives of these men and women and their families.”
Moore invoked his Army background, saying he takes how the U.S. uses its citizen soldiers “very seriously.” The governor said there is a cost to deploying the National Guard, referring to the financial cost as well as the resources of the Guard being taken away from other situations such as natural disasters. Moore also noted members of the National Guard have families and other jobs to keep in mind.
“The people of Maryland know that while I will be unafraid to utilize and mobilize the National Guard when there is a case of emergency, I will also not use it as some type of political ploy or some type of political tool,” he said.
Trump announced Monday that the Justice Department would take over oversight of the Metropolitan Police Department, declaring a crime emergency in the nation’s capital under the city’s Home Rule Act.
The president said the actions are meant to combat crime, but Democrats and critics argue that violent crime is down in the District.
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