In an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore called President Trump's plan to deploy the National Guard in Washington, D.C. for municipal policing "deeply dangerous," warning it risks turning citizen soldiers into political tools.

"I'm embarrassed, I'm angered, and frankly, I'm heartbroken for the members of the National Guard who are asked to take on this mission," Moore said about Mr. Trump's decision to deploy National Guard troops in D.C.

Mr. Trump announced Monday that he would deploy 800 members of the D.C. National Guard to the District of Columbia as part of a push to crack down on local crime. He also singled out Baltimore and other major cities for what he described as rising violent crime.

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