Overview

• On Fox News, Gov. Wes Moore said he would "absolutely welcome" federal support and invited President Trump to join a public safety walk in September.
• Moore reiterated he will not activate the Maryland National Guard for municipal policing, calling Guard deployments the only federal assistance he questions.
• He requested resources such as license-plate readers, investments in local law enforcement, and a federal ban on ghost guns, while criticizing a $30 million federal cut to public safety funding.
• President Trump brushed off the invitation, saying he would prefer Moore "clean up" Baltimore before he goes for a "walk."
• Baltimore ranked third in violent crime per capita in 2024 FBI data, yet Baltimore Police report mid-year declines including a 22% drop in homicides and a 19% decrease in nonfatal shootings as of July 1.