Overview

• Trump repeated threats to send National Guard troops to Baltimore and said he could reconsider federal money for rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge, linking the move to his recent federal takeover of policing in Washington, D.C.
• Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said he will not authorize the Maryland National Guard for missions that are not mission critical or mission aligned and invited the president to join a public safety walk in Baltimore.
• Baltimore officials point to recent declines in violence, with the mayor’s office citing a roughly 24 percent drop in homicides and an 18 percent decrease in fatal shootings compared with last year.
• Moore and his staff disputed Trump’s claim that the governor privately hailed him as the “greatest president,” pointing to video of their Army–Navy game encounter as evidence that the exchange did not occur.
• The clash broadened as Trump highlighted his D.C. deployment and taunted Illinois leaders over Chicago violence, while Democratic figures such as Rep. Jamie Raskin backed Moore and warned against federal overreach.