Overview

• Speaking from the Oval Office on Monday, President Trump called Baltimore a “horrible deathbed” and claimed Gov. Wes Moore once told him he was “the greatest president of my lifetime,” a claim Moore mocked and his staff rejected by pointing to video of their brief exchange.
• Trump reiterated threats to deploy the National Guard to Baltimore after federalizing policing in Washington, D.C., a move Moore has criticized as performative and “deeply dangerous.”
• Moore renewed his invitation for Trump to visit Baltimore for a public safety walk and highlighted reported declines in violent crime, with city data showing homicides at a 50-year low year-to-date.
• The president said he could rethink funding for the Francis Scott Key Bridge replacement, though the nearly $1.9–$2 billion was authorized by Congress and reconstruction has begun, with Maryland officials warning that pulling support could hurt the Port of Baltimore and regional commerce.
• The feud has turned personal, with Trump questioning Moore’s Bronze Star history and Moore responding by calling him “President Bone Spurs” and accusing him of using attacks to distract from the Epstein files.