Wes Moore says Trump's rhetoric on crime is "purely performative" as president offers to send troops to Baltimore

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2. Moore said Sunday that the operation in D.C. is "not scalable," saying "you're not going to be able to do this in every

Although Mr. Trump dismissed Moore's suggestion, he said last week that he would be joining federal authorities in D.C. "on patrol." He instead visited a U.S. Park Police facility in Southeast D.C.

"Wes Moore's record on Crime is a very bad one, unless he fudges his figures on crime like many of the other 'Blue States' are doing," the president added. "But if Wes Moore needs help, like Gavin Newscum did in L.A., I will send in the 'troops,' which is being done in nearby DC, and quickly clean up the Crime."

The push in D.C. followed the president's move to deploy the National Guard in Los Angeles in June amid heated protests over immigration raids, prompting a lawsuit from the California governor, who did not approve of the use of his state's Guard forces and called it an illegal "power grab." Mr. Trump and Newsom's sparring has escalated as Newsom's public profile as a potential 2028 candidate has grown.

Moore said Sunday that the operation in D.C. is "not scalable," saying "you're not going to be able to do this in every single major American city." He also argued that the crackdown on crime in the district is "not sustainable," "deeply disrespectful" to the National Guard, and "unconstitutional."