Democratic Maryland Governor Wes Moore is attacking his state&#8217;s largest newspaper, The Baltimore Sun, for investigating his political record and probing potential falsehoods concerning his upbringing and military service.
The Baltimore Sun is collaborating with sister television station Sinclair to scrutinize Gov. Wes Moore as he gears up for reelection and weighs a 2028 run for the White House, <a href="https://www.semafor.com/article/04/05/2026/marylands-biggest-newspaper-is-going-after-the-governors-2028-campaign?utm_medium=media&amp;utm_campaign=flagshipnumbered1&amp;utm_source=newslettercta">Semafor reported</a>.
The investigative series, <a href="https://www.baltimoresun.com/tag/spotlight-on-maryland/">Spotlight Maryland</a>, includes FOX45 News, WJLA in Washington, D.C., and The Baltimore Sun. These outlets will examine whether Moore exaggerated his military service and investigate the athletic scholarships he received in college.
Reporters with Spotlight Maryland have exchanged tense emails with Wes Moore&#8217;s staff, citing frustration over what they describe as a lack of transparency.
“Our news team will continue pursuing this matter until they are satisfied that there is either no story &#8211; or until further investigation shows that events did not occur as they should have,” the team wrote in one letter to Moore’s office <a href="https://www.semafor.com/article/04/05/2026/marylands-biggest-newspaper-is-going-after-the-governors-2028-campaign?utm_medium=media&amp;utm_campaign=flagshipnumbered1&amp;utm_source=newslettercta">obtained by Semafor</a>. “If our team finds the latter, they will report that. … We are also prepared to present our findings and concerns to the Secretary of the Army’s office; and if gets to that point, we fully expect it will have become a national level news story requiring the Army Secretary’s attention.”
Moore’s team has complained that the investigation is &#8220;needlessly hostile and politically motivated,&#8221; according to Semafor.
Then, the liberal governor ran to MS NOW.
&#8220;The Baltimore Sun used to be our paper of record,&#8221; Moore <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:jutl4tq6nqhumm5exzk52f5t/post/3mixau63lak2m">told former Biden White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki</a>. &#8220;It&#8217;s now become the paper of the right-wing.&#8221;
Moore complained that in 2024, media executive David Smith, the executive chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group, <a href="https://www.baltimoresun.com/2024/01/15/baltimore-sun-media-sold-david-d-smith/">bought the paper</a>.
&#8220;I think we&#8217;ve seen how their readership continued to decline, but it&#8217;s happened because you&#8217;ve had a MAGA billionaire who is now currying favor for the President of the United States,&#8221; Moore said.
The liberal governor added that he was &#8220;deeply proud&#8221; of his military service and claimed nobody in the U.S. Army questions his integrity.
In 2024, The <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/29/us/politics/wes-moore-bronze-star.html">New York Times</a> reported that Moore falsely claimed on a 2006 White House fellowship application that he had been awarded a Bronze Star for his military service while deployed in Afghanistan.
&#8220;The soldiers I served with don&#8217;t question my integrity,&#8221; Moore said. &#8220;But we are seeing how the right wing and these right-wing billionaires like David Smith is then using his wealth to be able to manipulate local media.&#8221;
Spotlight on Maryland executive producer and managing editor <a href="https://x.com/candynotcandace/status/2041903427786068360?s=20">Candy Woodall called out</a> Democrats for &#8220;putting in a lot of work to discredit a series before it&#8217;s even started running.&#8221;
&#8220;This is standard journalism to scrutinize the words and records of elected officials and candidates who hold positions of power and public trust,&#8221; Woodall said. &#8220;If you want to know more, keep reading The Baltimore Sun, a 200-year-old newspaper that has survived many governors.&#8221;

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Dem Presidential Hopeful Flails At Local Newspaper For Daring To Investigate His Record

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Democrats are claiming that President Trump is a racist because he is deploying help to clean up the giant poop spill in the Potomac.
On Monday, The Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/16/potomac-raw-sewage-moore-trump-fema-truth-social/">reported</a>:
<blockquote>President Donald Trump said Monday that federal authorities will respond to a major sewage spill that occurred four weeks ago in the Potomac River, which flows between Maryland, Washington and Virginia. In a post on his social network, Truth Social, Trump said the Federal Emergency Management Agency would play a key role in a response involving “Management, Direction, and Coordination” to protect the Potomac. FEMA is one of the agencies affected by the current partial government shutdown; in past shutdowns, its employees have largely been required to work without pay.
Trump blamed “local Democrat leaders” for “gross mismanagement” in his post, and he singled out Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D), suggesting that the governor is incapable of handling the situation. On Air Force One on Monday afternoon en route to Washington from Mar-a-Lago, Trump again criticized Moore. “I don’t like the fact that he did that horrible, you know, with the pipes and the Potomac, and he’s not doing the job,” Trump said. “I’m going to have to get the federal government involved in getting it fixed, because he can’t fix anything.”</blockquote>
Wes Moore tried to claim it was actually the federal government&#8217;s fault. It is not. He says he&#8217;s a victim of President Trump now. Sure, it&#8217;s his state pumping raw sewage into the rivers, but it is President Trump who is the real exploiter here.
 Moore will most likely run for president in 2028. I think that would be a quixotic quest; I do not think that he has “it,” whatever “it” is.
“I think the president just seems to have a very real issue with the fact that I do not bow to him and I will stand up to him because I will always defend my people. But the fact that I am the only black governor in this country and the fact that he seems to have a real issue with me, I think that&#8217;s an issue he&#8217;s got to take up,” he <a href="https://x.com/TheArenaCNN/status/2024252428959310008">declared</a>.
It&#8217;s very sad. What a victim.
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Moore also claims that President Trump may be a racist because he is “assaulting” employment opportunities for black women.
He <a href="https://x.com/TheArenaCNN/status/2024252428959310008">stated</a>, “He also has spent the past year making a direct assault on scholarships for HBCUs. The past year, we have seen the greatest assault on unemployment for black women that our country has ever seen. He&#8217;s spending his time attacking history and banning books. I honestly think that, you know, it&#8217;s a question not just for the president, but frankly, I think it&#8217;s also a question for white America. If they are looking at his actions. I think that&#8217;s something that people need to wrestle with.”
This is ridiculous. The unemployment rate in the country right now is 4.3%. Trump is not undercutting black women.
If the claim by Moore is that government employment has been cut in certain areas and that demographically this disproportionately affects black women, that does not mean that Trump is specifically targeting black women by cutting federal jobs.
Claiming victimhood on behalf of black women everywhere because President Trump is cutting federal jobs is truly silly, especially on the same day that President Trump was celebrating Black History Month at the White House.
Our apparently incredibly racist president <a href="https://x.com/rapidresponse47/status/2024222985142382935?s=46">said this</a>:
<blockquote>Black Americans have stepped forward to defend the flag and to defend our country like few others. And you&#8217;ve never really been given the recognition that you should get for that. I don&#8217;t think a lot of people have given the kind of recognition, but, everyone knows all about the Tuskegee Airmen. They were great and amazing. The Buffalo Soldiers, you know, the Buffalo Soldiers? Good stuff, right? Black leaders from Frederick Douglass to Martin Luther King. &#8230; have made our country freer. What they&#8217;ve really done is made life more just.</blockquote>
What a racist. That is egregiously KKK-type racist stuff.
One reporter on Wednesday took the opportunity to ask about whether Trump is a racist, since he has been called racist so many times. 
He <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bHKojtGTPI">asked</a>, “Where or when does the president believe he&#8217;s been falsely called racist?”
“You&#8217;re kidding, right?” White House Secretary Karoline Leavitt fired back, “I will pull you a plethora of examples. I&#8217;m going to get my team in that room to start going through the internet of radical Democrats throughout the years who have accused this president falsely of being a racist. And I&#8217;m sure there&#8217;s many people in this room and on network television across the country who have accused him of the same. In fact, I know that because I&#8217;ve seen it with my own eyes.”
I love it. 
One D.C. resident gave a very lively speech during this event at the White House. Her grandson was violently killed in Washington, D.C., and she <a href="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DU6nStNjl2A/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link">raved about Trump</a>: 
“We need National Guard, which we did years ago. He brought it on. I love him. I don&#8217;t want to hear nothing you got to say about the racist stuff. And don&#8217;t be looking at me on the news, hating on me because I&#8217;m standing up for somebody that deserves to be stand up for. Get off the man&#8217;s back. Let him do his job. He doing the right thing. Back up off. And grandma said it!”
But, oh, look at that vicious racist in the White House.
Say what?

Maryland Gov. Moore And Utah Gov. Cox Speak At National Press Club On Bipartisanship

Wes Moore Says Trump Is A Racist. AYFKM?

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Even liberal outlets like CNN appear to be struggling to accept some of the wild claims made by Governor Wes Moore (D-MD), widely considered a potential 2028 Democratic presidential contender even as he has denied plans to run.
CNN anchor Kasie Hunt put Moore on the spot during a recent interview, citing a <a href="https://freebeacon.com/democrats/wes-moore-says-the-kkk-chased-his-great-grandfather-out-of-south-carolina-historical-records-tell-a-different-story/">recent report</a> from The Washington Free Beacon that questioned the veracity of some of his claims — in particular, his assertion that his great-grandfather had been &#8220;exiled&#8221; to Jamaica by the Ku Klux Klan.
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CNN&#8217;s Kasie Hunt pressed Maryland Gov. Wes Moore yesterday on my <a href="https://twitter.com/FreeBeacon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FreeBeacon</a> reporting showing that his great-grandfather was not &#8220;exiled&#8221; to Jamaica by the Ku Klux Klan as he often claims.
Hunt asked Moore if the records I found are wrong.
Moore ignored the question. <a href="https://t.co/1HNUQixpFY">pic.twitter.com/1HNUQixpFY</a>
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&#8220;You say you are who you are,&#8221; Hunt began, adding, &#8220;The Free Beacon recently wrote about a story that you often tell about your great-grandfather and your family, and how and why they left the United States. They say that the story is — they report — they look at church records, they say the story is not true, that the Ku Klux Klan did not force your family to leave, your family left voluntarily.&#8221;
&#8220;Now, you of course have said — and your spokesperson said — &#8216;Anyone who wants to question whether terror and intimidation were pervasive in that era should open a history book. Reach out to the KKK and ask what they were up to in South Carolina in the 1920s,&#8221;&#8221; Hunt continued, repeating Moore&#8217;s vague statement on the matter. &#8220;Fair enough. I think my question to you is, is there any truth to what The Free Beacon has written here?&#8221;
Instead of addressing the point head-on, Moore chose to smear the outlet: &#8220;There is no truth to what a right-wing blog writes about me. No. There is not. Because I know my family&#8217;s history.&#8221;
Moore then doubled down on his claim, saying that his grandfather had only been a toddler when the family, living in South Carolina at the time, had been &#8220;run out by the Ku Klux Klan.&#8221;
Moore went on to speak about how his family had then returned to the United States years later — and once again suggested that anyone who questioned his version of events should ask the KKK for confirmation.  But Hunt did not appear entirely convinced.
&#8220;And those church records that show that one of your family members left voluntarily to take over for someone who had passed away, those records are wrong?&#8221; she asked.
&#8220;They should really ask the Ku Klux Klan about what their activities were during the 1920s,&#8221; he said again.
The story Moore so often repeats is that his maternal great-grandfather, Rev. Josiah Johnson Thomas, had been preaching sermons against racism in their hometown of Pineville, South Carolina, and had thus angered the local KKK. In an effort to avoid a certain lynching, Thomas escaped with his family in secret to Jamaica. His young son, Moore&#8217;s maternal grandfather, vowed the family would return one day — and they did.
But the <a href="https://freebeacon.com/democrats/wes-moore-says-the-kkk-chased-his-great-grandfather-out-of-south-carolina-historical-records-tell-a-different-story/">records cited</a> by reporter Andrew Kerr at The Free Beacon showed that Thomas had publicly accepted a transfer to a church in Jamaica — where he himself hailed from — when the pastor there had passed away unexpectedly.
In addition, neither church records nor local reporting at the time mentions any conflicts between Thomas and members of the KKK, and Virginia Commonwealth University&#8217;s map showing the reach of the Ku Klux Klan at that time does not indicate there was ever a chapter operating in Pineville.

WATCH: Even CNN Isn’t Buying Dem Darling’s Dramatic Tale Of Escape From The KKK

WATCH: Even CNN Isn't Buying Dem Darling's Dramatic Tale Of Escape From The KKK

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Governor Wes Moore (D-MD), who has been frequently floated as a potential presidential candidate, signed legislation on Tuesday that would effectively ban all state and local participation in federal immigration enforcement agreements.
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Maryland Democrat Governor Wes Moore signs legislation into law to prevent state and local cooperation with ICE.
Moore is choosing to make it harder for ICE officers to deport criminal illegals. <a href="https://t.co/DXwIOtbqdn">pic.twitter.com/DXwIOtbqdn</a>
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<a href="https://www.mgaleg.maryland.gov/2026RS/fnotes/bil_0005/sb0245.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com">Senate Bill 245</a> and House Bill 444, functioning as companion &#8220;cross-filed&#8221; bills, prohibit the State of Maryland, its counties, municipalities, and local sheriffs from entering into or maintaining contracts, intergovernmental service agreements, or memoranda of understanding with the federal government to enforce civil immigration law. Most notably, the legislation targets the controversial 287(g) partnerships, which previously allowed local law enforcement officers to perform the functions of federal immigration agents.
Classified as emergency legislation, the law requires any jurisdiction currently operating under such an agreement to exercise its termination provision within 90 days.
Governor Moore, who had previously signaled his support for the measures, framed the signing as a step toward ensuring that all Marylanders feel protected by their local government. Supporters of the bills argued that entangling local police with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) eroded trust within immigrant communities, making residents less likely to report crimes or cooperate with investigations for fear of deportation.
&#8220;By removing local involvement in federal civil immigration enforcement, we are building a stronger bridge of trust between our law enforcement officers and the communities they serve,&#8221; proponents stated during the legislative session.
However, the move has not been without intense scrutiny. Opponents, including several county sheriffs and Republican lawmakers, raised significant concerns regarding public safety. They argued that programs like the Criminal Alien Program (CAP) are vital for identifying and removing incarcerated undocumented immigrants who may pose a threat to the community. Critics expressed fears that the loss of these federal partnerships would limit the ability of local authorities to keep &#8220;at-large&#8221; criminal offenders off the streets.
The legislation builds upon a foundation laid during a 2021 special session, which previously restricted the use of private detention facilities and limited when police could inquire about an individual&#8217;s immigration status during routine stops.
While the new law restricts active enforcement partnerships, it does not override federal mandates regarding the exchange of information. Under federal law, state and local entities are still prohibited from restricting the sharing of information regarding an individual’s citizenship or immigration status with ICE.
But the total ban on operational &#8220;immigration enforcement agreements&#8221; signals that Maryland has officially withdrawn its personnel and resources from the front lines of federal immigration control.

Maryland Gov. Moore And Oklahoma Gov. Stitt Speak At The Economic Club Of Washington, DC

Dem Darling Wes Moore Nukes Maryland’s Cooperation With ICE

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In a classic display of modern political theater, Maryland Governor Wes Moore reached for the race card after being snubbed from a White House dinner, despite a mountain of evidence suggesting the exclusion is actually rooted in a bitter, high-stakes policy brawl.
As the National Governors Association (NGA) descends on Washington this February, President Trump has upended decades of tradition by revoking invitations for Moore, the NGA Vice Chair, and Colorado Governor Jared Polis for a scheduled black-tie gala.
Rather than acknowledging the substantive, months-long warfare between his administration and the White House, &#8220;Moore &#8230; condemned the president’s threat to deploy the National Guard to Baltimore and defund &#8230; Maryland’s efforts to replace the fallen Key Bridge,&#8221; The Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/02/08/trump-democratic-governors/">noted</a>.
Moore took to CNN’s &#8220;State of the Union&#8221; to offer a racially charged non-explanation. When pressed by Dana Bash on why he was being singled out, Moore pivoted away from the political fray, stating, &#8220;It’s not lost to me that I’m the only black governor in this country. And I find that to be particularly painful.&#8221;
While Moore stopped just short of a direct accusation of racism, telling Bash he &#8220;can’t speak to the president’s intent,&#8221; the implication was as subtle as a sledgehammer: the only reason for his exclusion must be the color of his skin.
This claim borders on the ridiculous when one examines the actual state of play. The NGA is currently a house divided, fractured by a &#8220;Sanctuary Schism&#8221; where the administration is aggressively tying federal funding to immigration enforcement. Moore has been a chief antagonist in this drama, vehemently condemning Trump’s threats to deploy the National Guard to Baltimore and clashing over federal funding for the Key Bridge replacement.
Similarly, Governor Polis — who is emphatically not black — was also uninvited. Polis has been locked in a scorched-earth feud with the President over the conviction of Tina Peters, leading Trump to publicly label him a &#8220;scumbag.&#8221; The exclusion of both Moore and Polis clearly tracks with their roles as leaders of the &#8220;resistance&#8221; bloc within the NGA, opposing everything from the &#8220;War Department’s&#8221; control over National Guard units to Dr. Mehmet Oz’s new public health directives.
In response to the snubs, Moore declared that the NGA would officially withdraw its support for the dinner, asserting that &#8220;if you exclude one, you exclude us all.&#8221; However, by appearing to choose to frame clear-cut political consequences as a matter of racial &#8220;pain,&#8221; Moore is ignoring the reality of his own political brinkmanship.
In the current &#8220;Federal-State&#8221; power struggle, invitations aren&#8217;t being revoked based on demographics — they’re being revoked based on who is standing in the way of the administration’s agenda.

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Wes Moore Reaches For Race Card, Blames ‘Being The Only Black Governor’ For White House Snub

Playing the Race Card: Wes Moore Blames Skin Color For White House Snub

Former Maryland GOP Gov. Larry Hogan does not plan to challenge incumbent Democratic Gov. Wes Moore this November, he announced on Tuesday.
The moderate Republican served two terms as governor, but Maryland law limits governors to two consecutive terms, not a lifetime cap. In 2024, Hogan unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. Senate against now-Sen. Angela Alsobrooks.
“I care deeply about the state of Maryland, and I remain concerned about the direction of our nation’s politics, but I have no intention of running for office again,&#8221; Hogan wrote in an op-ed for <a href="https://www.baltimoresun.com/2026/01/20/larry-hogan-2026-election/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Baltimore Sun</a>. &#8220;It was an honor to serve, but it’s time to look forward, not back. The fight for Maryland and America’s future does not belong to any one person or any one party; it belongs to the people.”
Ammar Moussa, Senior Press Secretary and Director of Media Strategy for Moore, <a href="https://x.com/ammarmufasa/status/2013614381133660493?s=20">posted</a> to X, “Damn I would’ve enjoyed beating him. Again.”
The Cook Political Report rates the race as solid Democrat, but there were reports circulating that Hogan could be mulling another campaign. Hogan was a frequent critic of President Donald Trump, though Trump ultimately endorsed him during the 2024 cycle. In a June 2024 interview with Fox News, Trump said he wanted Hogan to win to help Republicans take back the Senate, according to the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-hogan-maryland-senate-93a6d8e6e495056edd9a55be6e2432cb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Associated Press</a>. In August, an Instagram post from Hogan sparked rumors about a potential comeback. The post showed his old campaign RV, joking that it was “slightly used” and suggesting they could “get back out on the road again,” according to <a href="https://foxbaltimore.com/newsletter-daily/social-media-post-former-gov-larry-hogan-preparing-for-another-political-run" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Fox 45 Baltimore</a>. Hogan later said in September 2024 that he would not vote for Trump during his comeback bid, <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2024/09/29/larry-hogan-trump-maryland-00181572" target="_blank" rel="noopener">POLITICO</a> reported.
In September, Moore launched his re-election campaign after winning his 2022 race with nearly 65% of the vote. The Democrat has been widely considered a possible 2028 presidential contender, but he told NBC News&#8217;s <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2028-election/maryland-governor-wes-moore-ruling-out-presidential-run-redistricting-rcna229615" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;Meet the Press&#8221;</a> in September that he&#8217;s &#8220;not running for president.&#8221;
The Daily Wire reached out to the Moore campaign for comment on Hogan’s decision but did not receive an immediate response.

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Never-Trump Republican Larry Hogan Won’t Challenge Wes Moore For Maryland Governor

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Governor Wes Moore (D-MD) declared his intention to remain in his home state and seek reelection, telling NBC anchor Kristen Welker that he did not have it in mind to seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028.
Moore, who has been floated as a possible contender on numerous occasions, has recently been involved in a public exchange-of-words with President Donald Trump over violent crime rates in big cities like Baltimore — and once even dared the president to walk the streets in his state to prove that it was safe.
But despite rumblings within his party that he might be a top choice going into 2028, Moore said unequivocally on Sunday&#8217;s &#8220;Meet the Press&#8221; that he planned to seek reelection in Maryland — and that he intended to serve another full term as governor.
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&#8220;Before I let you go, you have not announced if you are running for reelection,&#8221; Welker prompted the Maryland governor. &#8220;If you do, do you commit to serve a full term?&#8221;
&#8220;Yes, I will be serving a full term,&#8221; Moore declared. &#8220;I&#8217;m excited about reelection, I&#8217;m excited about what I&#8217;m going to be able to do for the people of Maryland.&#8221;
&#8220;Do you rule out a run for president, Governor?&#8221; Welker pressed for a more definitive answer.
&#8220;Yeah, I&#8217;m not running for president,&#8221; he confirmed.
Welker appeared shocked by the declaration: &#8220;You rule it out?&#8221;
&#8220;Yes,&#8221; Moore was insistent. &#8220;I&#8217;m not running for president.&#8221;
&#8220;You completely rule it out?&#8221; she asked again.
&#8220;I&#8217;m so excited about what we&#8217;re doing,&#8221; Moore continued. &#8220;We&#8217;ve gone from 43rd in the country in unemployment to now one of the lowest unemployment rates. We&#8217;ve had amongst the fastest drops in violent crime anywhere in the United States of America. Our population is growing, Maryland is moving, and so I&#8217;m real excited about going back in front of the people of my state and asking for another term.&#8221;

Blue State Governor And Rumored 2028 Contender Rules Out Presidential Run

Rumored Contender Rules Out 2028 Presidential Run

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A growing number of Blue State governors have begun to draw battle lines over President Donald Trump&#8217;s use of National Guard troops and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to clean up violent crime — and expedite the deportation of criminal illegals — in major cities all across the country.
For those who don&#8217;t spend their Sunday mornings glued to the television — and their Sunday afternoons attempting to dig through a week&#8217;s worth of network and cable news media spin — The Daily Wire has compiled a short summary of what you may have missed.
Governor Wes Moore (D-MD) joined host Martha Raddatz on ABC&#8217;s &#8220;This Week,&#8221; and he began by blaming Trump for the animosity between them and claiming that he would &#8220;love&#8221; help from the Trump administration to clean up his city.
Moore, who just recently claimed that his state was perfectly safe and effectively <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/stop-talking-and-get-to-work-trump-targets-top-dem-governor-in-sunday-morning-scolding">dared Trump</a> to go for a walk with him to prove it, told Raddatz he would welcome help from Trump to reduce the crime rate in Baltimore &#8220;instead of this arrogant criticism and cynicism that he continues to introduce into the conversation.&#8221;
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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore told <a href="https://twitter.com/MarthaRaddatz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MarthaRaddatz</a> that he would “love” help from President Trump to continue crime reduction efforts in Baltimore “instead of this arrogant criticism and cynicism that he continues to introduce into the conversation.” <a href="https://t.co/ck8wwBFBP4">https://t.co/ck8wwBFBP4</a> <a href="https://t.co/iduozQAoyG">pic.twitter.com/iduozQAoyG</a>
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Moore continued to buck Trump&#8217;s suggestion that the National Guard ought to play a role, arguing that the military should not be utilized in that fashion. Trump has argued that since their deployment in Washington, D.C., has been quite effective, the same should be done in other major cities with similar crime problems.
&#8220;As the commander in chief of the Maryland National Guard, I am not just deeply respectful, but very cognizant of the skill sets that our national guards bring. And the National Guard is not trained for municipal policing,&#8221; Moore told Raddatz.
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The Maryland Governor — who has been floated as a potential Democratic presidential candidate in 2028 — went on to defend his criticisms of Trump, arguing that he was only doing it in the service of the people in his state: &#8220;I have no interest in fighting with the president, but I have an interest in fighting for my communities and fighting for our people.&#8221;
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On CBS News&#8217; broadcast of &#8220;Face the Nation,&#8221; Governor JB Pritzker (D-IL) took a remarkably similar posture. While claiming he&#8217;d welcome help from the federal government to address violent crime, Pritzker also claimed that his state — even Chicago — was making great progress and said he&#8217;d fight back if Trump&#8217;s help came in the form of ICE agents or the National Guard.
&#8220;They&#8217;ll be in court pretty quickly,&#8221; he said of the Trump administration.
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says he hopes the Trump administration doesn’t send National Guard troops, along with ICE and other federal agents, to Chicago in the coming weeks as part of its crackdown on crime, but if it does, “they&#8217;ll be in court pretty quickly,” he warns.
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Pritzker went on to chastise Trump for pointing out the violent crime rampant in Chicago, claiming instead that the biggest crime problems were in red states. What he did not mention was the fact that those cities were almost all controlled by <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/jb-pritzker-tries-to-fact-check-trump-gets-his-backside-handed-to-him-by-grok-instead">Democratic mayors</a>.
&#8220;He wakes up in the morning and whatever whim strikes him is what he apparently says. And recently, I guess, I&#8217;ve been living rent-free in his head. Notice he never talks about where the most violent crime is occurring, which is in red states,&#8221; Pritzker said.
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In response to President Trump calling Chicago “a hellhole” in recent days, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says the city “apparently is living rent-free” in the president’s head.
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Pritzker claimed he &#8220;would love more help&#8221; from the Trump administration, but added, &#8220;We don&#8217;t want troops on the streets of American cities.&#8221;
&#8220;He&#8217;s taking away federal funding for those programs, which are so important to us. We&#8217;ve increased funding at the state level, but we need that federal funding,&#8221; Pritzker said.
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Illinois “would love more help” from federal agents to fight crime across the state and in the city of Chicago, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker says. But he pushes back on the Trump administration’s potentially sending National Guard troops to Chicago to assist law enforcement, telling… <a href="https://t.co/kGzCMnspPT">pic.twitter.com/kGzCMnspPT</a>
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He went on to compare Trump to Hitler, explaining, &#8220;I built a Holocaust museum. I know what the history was of a constitutional republic being overturned, after an election, in 53 days. And I&#8217;m very, very concerned. It&#8217;s thwart the media. It&#8217;s create mayhem that requires military interdiction. These are things that happen throughout history, and Donald Trump is just following that playbook.&#8221;
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Gov. JB Pritzker (D-IL) when asked if he believes President Trump is an authoritarian:
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The Illinois Governor — who has also been rumored to have presidential aspirations — then claimed that shootings were also &#8220;down significantly&#8221; in Chicago before he pivoted to push for even more gun control.
&#8220;I very much believe that people who have a right to own a gun should be able to go get one, but that you&#8217;ve got to have universal background checks. You&#8217;ve got to make sure that you&#8217;re not selling guns that give someone the ability to commit a mass attack, in a school or anywhere else,&#8221; he said.
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Asked how Illinois’ new gun laws will help stop shootings at churches and schools, Gov. JB Pritzker says shootings “are down significantly” in the city of Chicago and across the state.
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— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) <a href="https://twitter.com/FaceTheNation/status/1962184958094565807?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 31, 2025</a></blockquote>
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Donald Trump Campaigns For President In Georgia Ahead Of November Election

Spin Cycle: Blue State Governors Draw Battle Lines

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Maryland’s Democratic governor is considering gerrymandering the lone Republican in his state’s congressional delegation out of a U.S. House seat.
Governor Wes Moore appeared on CBS News’ “Face The Nation” on Sunday and said that, in the interests of &#8220;fairness,&#8221; he is looking at targeting GOP Rep. Andy Harris in Maryland’s first district. 
“I want to make sure that we have fair lines and fair seats,” said Moore. 
Harris is the only Republican of Maryland’s ten members of Congress. In 2024, President Donald Trump received over a third of Maryland’s vote. He lost the state to former Vice President Kamala Harris, who <a href="https://www.politico.com/2024-election/results/maryland/">won</a> 63% of the state’s vote.
Moore said his plan to potentially gerrymander Harris out of the first district is about fighting against “situations where politicians are choosing voters.”
“We need to be able to have fair maps, and we also need to make sure that if the president of the United States is putting his finger on the scale to try to manipulate elections because he knows that his policies cannot win in a ballot box, then it behooves each and every one of us to be able to keep all options on the table to ensure that the voters’ voices can actually be heard,” Moore said.
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“I want to make sure we have fair lines and fair seats&#8221;: Maryland governor Wes Moore (<a href="https://twitter.com/GovWesMoore?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@GovWesMoore</a>) told “Face the Nation’s” <a href="https://twitter.com/margbrennan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@margbrennan</a> that “all options are on the table” regarding redistricting in Maryland, which currently has one Republican in its congressional delegation. <a href="https://t.co/YCjljamtNl">pic.twitter.com/YCjljamtNl</a>
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Last week, the Texas state legislature passed a new congressional map that favors Republicans winning an extra five seats in the U.S. House in the upcoming midterm elections. Texas Republicans redrew the maps after President Donald Trump said that new lines should be drawn to get the GOP a handful more seats in the House.
Other GOP-led states may make similar moves. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has floated the idea of redistricting Florida. Ohio must draw new lines for its congressional map before the midterms by law.
The GOP push to redistrict in favor of Republicans has sparked a backlash from Democratic state officials who want to lean further into gerrymandering. California Governor Gavin Newsom has put forward a plan to draw a new map that could claw Democrats another five seats in California’s already overbalanced congressional delegation.
For Newsom’s plan to work, California voters must approve the new map since redistricting congressional seats in the state is controlled by an independent commission under a 2010 law. Newsom wants to temporarily return authority to redistrict back to the state legislature.

Dem Governor May Redistrict Lone GOP Rep Out Of His Seat To Make Maryland ‘More Fair’

Dem Governor Might Redistrict To Make His State 'More Fair.' Maryland Only Has One GOP Seat

President Donald Trump targeted Governor Wes Moore (D-MD) in a post on Sunday morning, lashing out at him over an invitation to &#8220;walk the streets&#8221; in Maryland and saying that he would not do so until Moore took steps to clean up crime.
Trump took aim at Moore — who has been floated as a potential contender for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2028 — in a post shared first on his Truth Social platform, comparing him to another of the Democratic Party&#8217;s top prospects (California Governor Gavin Newsom) in the process.
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&#8220;Governor Wes Moore of Maryland has asked, in a rather nasty and provocative tone, that I &#8216;walk the streets of Maryland&#8217; with him,&#8221; Trump began. &#8220;I assume he is talking about out of control, crime ridden, Baltimore?&#8221;
&#8220;As President, I would much prefer that he clean up this Crime disaster before I go there for a &#8216;walk,'&#8221; Trump continued, arguing that Moore should have to clean up the city before he asked the President of the United States to join him there. &#8220;Wes Moore’s record on Crime is a very bad one, unless he fudges his figures on crime like many of the other &#8216;Blue States&#8217; are doing.&#8221;
The president went on to jab at Newsom (D-CA), saying that he could always send troops into Baltimore like he&#8217;d done in Los Angeles.
&#8220;But if Wes Moore needs help, like Gavin Newscum did in L.A., I will send in the &#8216;troops,&#8217; which is being done in nearby DC, and quickly clean up the Crime. After only one week, there is NO CRIME AND NO MURDER IN DC! When it is like that in Baltimore, I will proudly &#8216;walk the streets&#8217; with the failing, because of Crime, Governor of Maryland,&#8221; Trump added.
&#8220;P.S. Baltimore is ranked the 4th WORST CITY IN THE NATION IN CRIME &amp; MURDER. Stop talking and get to work, Wes,&#8221; he concluded. &#8220;I’ll then see you on the streets!!! Also, I gave Wes Moore a lot of money to fix his demolished bridge. I will now have to rethink that decision??? Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN! President DJT.&#8221;
Trump has also suggested that he will send troops to Chicago in an effort to bring down the violent crime rate there as well.

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‘Stop Talking And Get To Work’: Trump Targets Top Dem Governor In Sunday Morning Scolding

'Stop Talking And Get To Work': Trump Targets Top Dem Governor In Sunday Morning Scolding

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Whoopi Goldberg came unglued during Thursday’s broadcast of “The View” on ABC, claiming even after living through all eight years of former President Barack Obama’s time in office, people keep telling her America “can’t elect a black man.”
Goldberg made the comment while complaining about the fact that, at least in her mind, Governor Wes Moore (D-MD) was not getting the kind of national buzz that she thought he deserved.
She began by claiming that she herself was so independent politically that even the term “independent” did not go far enough to describe her.
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Sunny Hostin began the conversation, saying that Goldberg, to her knowledge, had “been independent for a while.”
&#8220;There’s no name for what I am,” Goldberg replied, prompting laughter from the audience as she went on to explain her point further. “There’s no name. Because there are some things that fit what I want and some things that don’t. And I am the crazy person who said, ‘Why don’t we have a Democratic president and a Republican vice president?’”
Her cohosts recalled that she had, in fact, suggested that arrangement in the past.
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“I believe that the only way to get stuff done is to have both parties represented at the same time — and people keep telling me I’m crazy,” she continued.
Goldberg went on to mention Moore, calling him a “perfect candidate” — and cohost Sara Haines agreed, interjecting, “I love Wes Moore.”
“But people are saying, ‘You can’t elect a black man,’” Goldberg complained, asking, “Why not?”
Her cohosts pointed out that the United States had elected a black man — former President Obama — twice, and while Goldberg conceded the point, she claimed that had done nothing to deter the people who continued to tell her that such a thing could not be done.

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Whoopi Comes Unglued, Says People Keep Telling Her ‘You Can’t Elect A Black Man’ In America

Whoopi Comes Unglued, Says People Keep Telling Her 'You Can't Elect A Black Man’ In America

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The View

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Maryland Democratic Governor Wes Moore, a rising star in the Democratic Party, said on Sunday he is a &#8220;loyalty person&#8221; who felt compelled to privately inform President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> that other people wanted him to drop out of the 2024 race.
Martha Raddatz, co-anchor of ABC&#8217;s &#8220;This Week,&#8221; pressed Moore on whether he began to lose faith in Biden over the past few weeks since a poor debate performance led fellow Democrats to increasingly urge the president to bow out while citing concerns about his age, mental health, and electability.
&#8220;You had been a very strong supporter of Joe Biden staying in the race just a few days after that disastrous debate, saying he is not going to take himself out of the race, nor should he. Did your concerns grow as the weeks went on?&#8221; Raddatz asked.
&#8220;I had private conversations with the president. And I&#8217;m a big believer that when you care about somebody you tell them the truth. And I had private conversations where I was telling the president the truth,&#8221; Moore replied.
&#8220;I also know that the president deserved better than people who were running around him and going into public and demanding that the president of the United States step down, particularly when you look at the track record of the Biden-Harris administration,&#8221; Moore said. &#8220;I&#8217;ve had a phenomenal partner in the Biden-Harris administration to be able to deliver the kind of results that we needed in Maryland. And so I knew that if he said that he was going to continue pushing forward, that I was going to stand with him.&#8221;
Raddatz brought the conversation back to Moore&#8217;s point about honesty.
&#8220;But you said you told him the truth. What was the truth?&#8221; she asked.
&#8220;Well, I think the truth that there are real concerns. There are real concerns that I know that people had felt, but also that people were telling me that they had felt,&#8221; Moore said.
&#8220;I also know that, you know — I&#8217;m a loyalty person,&#8221; he added. &#8220;And I believe that you can have proper conversations and tell people the truth, you know, and be able to tell them what you’re hearing without also then turning around and publicly then trying to embarrass them.&#8221;

Governor Wes Moore Says He Privately Told Biden ‘The Truth’ Despite Publicly Fending Off Dem Panic Over Campaign

Governor Wes Moore Says He Privately Told Biden 'The Truth' Despite Publicly Fending Off Dem Panic Over Campaign

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