Maryland Gov. Moore Dismisses National Guard Deployment For Crime, Citing Lack Of Training

Maryland Governor Rejects Trump’s Proposal, Arguing for Increased Funding and Community Investment Instead

Maryland Governor Wes Moore has firmly rejected the idea of deploying the National Guard to combat crime in the state, a proposal that has been a point of contention with President Donald Trump. In an interview with ABC’s “This Week,” Moore stated that the Guard is “completely performative” in this context because its members are not adequately trained for municipal policing.

“I have no interest in fighting with the president, but I have an interest in fighting for my communities and fighting for our people,” Moore told co-anchor Martha Raddatz in an interview that aired Sunday.

The issue has become a key point of verbal sparring between Moore and Trump. President Trump has deploye