Overview

• Trump escalated his criticism by calling Baltimore a “horrible deathbed,” threatening to deploy the National Guard and to reconsider federal money for rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge.
• On MSNBC, Moore countered that nearly $2 billion for the bridge was approved in December 2024 and signed into law before Trump took office, a posture that could trigger a clash with Congress or the courts if withholding is attempted.
• Moore renewed his invitation for Trump to visit and take a public safety walk, citing reductions in violent crime and fewer vacant properties, and urged the president to see local efforts before ordering federal action.
• Personal attacks intensified as Trump questioned Moore’s Bronze Star history and Moore labeled him “President Bone Spurs”; reporting notes Moore formally received the Bronze Star in 2024 after resubmitted paperwork.
• From the Oval Office, Trump claimed Moore once called him “the greatest president of my lifetime,” a statement Moore’s office disputed by pointing to video of their Army-Navy encounter that does not show that remark.