Maryland Gov. Wes Moore on Tuesday suggested President Trump is “obsessed” with him after the two briefly clashed over crime rates in Baltimore.
“The president seems to be obsessed with me. Today he called me a beauty and when I first met him, he just talked about how I was a good looking guy,” Moore said during a Tuesday appearance on CNN’s “The Source with Kaitlan Collins.”
“And now he just continues to make statements that are just flat out false about our state’s largest city,” he added.
Moore previously questioned the president for describing Baltimore as crime-ridden and in need of federal intervention to combat violent crime.
On Tuesday, Trump called the city a “hell hole” as the city is ranked third for violent crime nationally, according to FBI data from 2024.
“Governor Wes Moore of Maryland has asked, in a rather nasty and provocative tone, that I ‘walk the streets of Maryland’ with him,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post Sunday morning.
“I assume he is talking about out of control, crime ridden, Baltimore? As President, I would much prefer that he clean up this Crime disaster before I go there for a ‘walk.’”
Moore said his goal was to help the president understand communities from a realistic perspective in his original invitation posted to social media.
“In Maryland and in Baltimore, you will find people who share the same commitment to public safety that I have–and who want to be part of the solution, not the problem,” the governor wrote.
