The year before I became the governor, in 2022, Baltimore was averaging almost a homicide a day. And I came in and I said, I refuse to be a governor who just offers thoughts and prayers to this situation.

I want due process. I just simply want a court and a judge to decide, what is going to be the future fate of this case and all cases like this, and not simply the president of the United States or the secretary of homeland security.

Well, there's – there's plenty of reasons. You know, one, it is not sustainable. You cannot continue this type of pace of operations, particularly when you're – when it's costing over a million dollars a day in order to do this.

it’s deeply disrespectful to the members of the National Guard.

it’s unconstitutional.

Trump was living in 'blissful ignorance' and invoking '1980s scare tactics.'

I refuse to continue doing this and not putting the proper resources in place, and not being able to put a real focus on making our communities safer.

If one person does not feel safe in their neighborhood, that's one too many. But we also know what tactics actually work, and what tactics is just theatrics.

Donald Trump, if you are not willing to walk our communities, keep our name out of your mouth.

something that is just purely performative, without actually focusing on these communities and these neighborhoods who believe that progress is possible.

There is a multitude of reasons that I am against this, and I will not authorize the Maryland National Guard to be utilized for this.

the reason that I asked the president to come and join us is because he seems to enjoy living in this blissful ignorance, these tropes and these 1980s scare tactics.

I believe in the Constitution, and I believe that that's what we should follow for this case.

I see this as performative and nothing more.

And so I do not need and will not accept any type of lecture from someone who the only uniform they have worn is a Brooks Brother suit.

Unlike the president of the United States, I’ve actually worn the uniform of this country.

I’m always in favor of talking, and we’d all like to see peace, but I’m very worried because, from day one, while Donald Trump said he was going to end the war in Ukraine, he has been played like a fiddle by Vladimir Putin.

President Trump’s decision to mobilize the National Guard to conduct municipal policing in D.C. lacks seriousness and is deeply dangerous.