Maryland Gov. Wes Moore slammed weekend comments made by President Donald Trump that threatened a National Guard deployment to Baltimore, as well as funding for the Key Bridge.

“President Trump represents what people hate most about politicians — someone who only seeks power to benefit themselves. This is a president who would rather attack his country’s largest cities from behind a desk than walk the streets with the people he represents,” Moore, an Army veteran, said in a statement to WTOP.

“The president should join us in Baltimore because the blissful ignorance, tropes, and the 1980s scare tactics benefit no one. We need leaders who are there helping the people who are actually on the ground doing the work.”

Moore’s response to Trump’s latest comments came shortly after the presiden

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