Governor Wes Moore tells “Meet the Press” that while federal support for law enforcement is welcome, deploying the National Guard is “performative” and unnecessary, pointing to Baltimore’s declining crime rates.

In a Sunday interview on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” Maryland Governor Wes Moore addressed the issue of federal intervention in cities with high crime rates, stating that he would “absolutely accept the offer for federal support” for law enforcement, but not the deployment of the National Guard.

Speaking with moderator Kristen Welker, Governor Moore was asked about his decision to reject the president’s offer to send in the National Guard to Baltimore, which has one of the nation’s highest murder rates. Moore pointed to the state’s own investments in public safety and a recent decrea

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