Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is pushing back against President Donald Trump’s claims about crime in Baltimore and his suggestion that federal troops could be sent to the city, saying local partnerships are showing results and that he will not authorize the Maryland National Guard for policing.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) is seeing his national profile rise as his feud with President Trump intensifies and he seeks to position himself as a leader in the chorus of Democratic governors resisting Trump.

President Donald Trump on Sunday said he wouldn’t accept an invitation from Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) to join a “public safety walk” in Baltimore next month as long as the city’s crime problem persists. “Governor Wes Moore of Maryland has asked,