Maryland leaders tell Trump they don't need the National Guard to curb gun violence

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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, right, speaks next to Baltimore mayor Brandon Scott, left, during a news conference, Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

BALTIMORE – In a pointed show of solidarity against President Donald Trump, state and local leaders walked through one of Baltimore’s most historically underserved neighborhoods Friday evening amid ongoing efforts to curb gun violence.

Those efforts are working, Gov. Wes Moore said. Homicides in Baltimore have reached historic lows with sustained declines starting in 2023 . He said the last thing Baltimore needs is the National Guard presence Trump has threatened.

“We do not need occupiers,” Moore said to a crowd of law enforcement officers, anti-vio