'What Do You Think About the National Guard Potentially Being Deployed to Baltimore City?'

Mfume, Olszewski send letter urging Trump to avoid deploying troops to Baltimore

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'What do you think about the National Guard potentially being deployed to Baltimore City?'

Since the beginning of August, President Donald Trump has made moves to mobilize the National Guard around the county, citing Baltimore City as one of those locales on his radar. On Sept. 2, speaking from the Oval Office, Trump spoke…

Gov. Moore prepares 'swift response' if Trump sends National Guard to Baltimore

As President Doanld Trump continues to flirt with the idea of sending the National Guard to Baltimore, Gov. Wes Moore said he’s gearing up for a legal fight if

Trump Says He’ll Send National Guard To Baltimore

The Washington Post Donald Trump is calling to extend the national guard from DC to Chicago and Baltimore. During a press conference Tuesday he said he will be deploying the National Guard to Baltimore in an effort to fight crime, despite objections from state and city leaders. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has been very vocal about not having federal intervention in Baltimore. A spokesperson for Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said the use of the National Gu…

Maryland Governor Moore Challenges Trump Over National Guard Authority Amid Multiple Policy Challenges

Governor Wes Moore has firmly asserted his authority over Maryland’s National Guard in response to President Donald Trump’s threats to deploy military troops to Baltimore under the pretext of combating violent crime. ‘I am the commander-in-chief of the Maryland National Guard, not him,’ Moore stated, referencing historical precedent when U.S. military forces occupied Baltimore in 1861 to enforce Union allegiance. This confrontation occurs as Bal…

Maryland Freedom Caucus calls on Governor Moore to work with President Trump following National Guard proposal

ANNAPOLIS, MD— The Maryland Freedom Caucus issued a statement Tuesday calling on Gov. Wes Moore to work with President Donald Trump, after Trump pledged to offer National Guard assistance to Baltimore to combat crime. The press release from the caucus, a group of conservative state lawmakers, praised Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard to Washington, D.C., and cited statistics that they claim show a significant reduction in crime in th…