Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) on Monday renewed his call for President Trump to visit Baltimore, in the latest escalation of their feud.
In an interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” the Democratic governor touted the progress he’s made since becoming governor two-and-a-half years ago in cutting the violent crime rate and reducing the number of vacant homes throughout the city.
“We are seeing a resurgence that it would be great if the president would actually come and spend time and learn about what we are doing, instead of just throwing jabs at me and jabs at the city of Baltimore from the Oval Office,” Moore said in the interview.
Trump on Sunday morning slammed Moore 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,’” Trump continued.
Trump also criticized Baltimore for 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, seen as a rising star in the Democratic Party, has fired back on social media, writing in one post, “Trump is doing everything in his power to distract from the Epstein files. Really makes you wonder.”
In another post, Moore linked to a clip of him on CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday, writing that “Donald Trump can stay obsessed with me – that’s fine – but I’ll stay obsessed with working in partnership to continue our historic success of driving down crime in Baltimore.”
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