Overview

• Gov. Wes Moore said he will not authorize Maryland National Guard missions he does not deem “mission critical or mission aligned.”
• White House deputy press secretary Abigail Jackson called public safety nonpartisan and blamed Democratic leaders for allowing violent crime to rise.
• Mike Mancuso, president of the Baltimore City Fraternal Order of Police, labeled Moore’s refusal politically motivated and urged acceptance of federal support.
• The U.S. Army stated that 100 to 200 Guard soldiers will assist D.C. law enforcement at any given time with administrative, logistical and physical-presence tasks.
• Moore highlighted Maryland’s recent crime declines in Baltimore achieved without mobilizing the Guard to bolster his argument against military-style deployments.