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Wes Moore

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Wes Moore is a Democratic politician from Maryland, currently serving as the Governor of Maryland. He has focused on issues such as education, economic opportunity, and public safety. Moore is known for his commitment to working across party lines and has emphasized the need for the Democratic Party to be more proactive in addressing the needs of constituents. His leadership style is characterized by a willingness to engage with diverse perspectives while maintaining a strong stance on his principles.

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Aug 24, 2025

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.

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Aug 24, 2025

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.

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Aug 24, 2025

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.

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Aug 24, 2025

So that means we already have so many gerrymandered areas that we have to be able to add a measure of fairness in the way that it's applied.

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Aug 24, 2025

I believe that we have to be able to address the issue of crime.

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Aug 24, 2025

We need the president to stop cutting funding, because, if you look at the president's budget, it actually cuts funding towards violence intervention groups.

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Aug 24, 2025

We know what tactics actually work and what tactics is just theatrics.

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Aug 24, 2025

The homicide rate in Maryland is down over 20 percent since I have been the governor.

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Aug 24, 2025

We made the largest investments in local law enforcement in our state's history, over $50 million going to Baltimore City alone.

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Aug 24, 2025

I refuse to be a governor who just offers thoughts and prayers to this situation.

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Aug 24, 2025

It's deeply disrespectful to the members of the National Guard.

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Aug 24, 2025

It's unconstitutional. It's a direct violation of the 10th Amendment.

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Aug 24, 2025

It is not sustainable. You cannot continue this type of pace of operations, particularly when it's costing over a million dollars a day in order to do this.

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Aug 24, 2025

I believe that progress is possible and who are willing to put in the work.

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Aug 24, 2025

The third, it's unconstitutional. It's a direct violation of the 10th Amendment. And for a party that talks about state rights, it's amazing how they're having such a big-government approach in the way they're conducting public safety.

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Aug 24, 2025

And the results have been – have been incredibly encouraging, where Maryland's had amongst the fastest drops in violent crime of anywhere in the United States in the past 2.5 years.

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Aug 24, 2025

But we also know what tactics actually work and what tactics is just theatrics.

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Aug 24, 2025

I will not authorize the Maryland National Guard to be utilized for this.

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Aug 24, 2025

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

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Aug 24, 2025

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

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Aug 24, 2025

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

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Aug 24, 2025

I want to make sure that we have fair lines and fair seats, where we don't have situations where – where politicians are choosing voters, but that voters actually have a chance to choose their elected officials.

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Aug 24, 2025

I want to make sure that we have fair lines and fair seats, where we don't have situations where – where politicians are choosing voters, but that voters actually have a chance to choose their elected officials.

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Aug 24, 2025

I want to make sure that we have fair lines and fair seats, where we don't have situations where – where politicians are choosing voters.

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