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BumRushDaShow

(160,177 posts) Sun Aug 31, 2025, 05:15 PM Aug 31

Maryland Governor calls National Guard in DC 'performative'

Source: The Hill

08/31/25 3:55 PM ET

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) said President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Washington, D.C., is “performative,” despite a recent drop in the violent crime rate.

In an interview that aired Sunday on ABC News’s “This Week,” Moore acknowledged there’s more work to do in Baltimore to bring down the crime rate. He said while he would welcome federal help, he pushed back on the idea of sending in the National Guard.

“I would love more federal support, but federal support on things that actually make sense and not things that are performative,” Moore, a potential 2028 presidential candidate, said in the interview.

“The National Guard is completely performative because the National Guard is not even trained for it,” he added, noting local law enforcement and FBI agents are better trained to do municipal policing.

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5479763-maryland-governor-calls-national-guard-in-dc-performative/

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Maryland Governor calls National Guard in DC 'performative' (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Aug 31 OP

"Performative" Really? Why not "putting a show". Trust_Reality Aug 31 #1

He's a black governor of a majority-white state BumRushDaShow Aug 31 #2

Oh, please. Picky picky... 🙄 Oopsie Daisy Aug 31 #3

Americans need to get educated. Nothing whatsoever wrong with the word travelingthrulife Sep 1 #7

ABC's report on its interview with Gov. Moore: SouthBayDem Aug 31 #4

I wish he would call the entire regime that word. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Sep 1 #5

Talk about him not paying for troop's housing or medical benefits travelingthrulife Sep 1 #6

Trust_Reality

(2,237 posts)

1. "Performative" Really? Why not "putting a show".

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Aug 31, 2025, 06:24 PM

Aug 31

How about using words that would communicate with a regular person, action words of some sort.

Using "performative" is like calling a lie or a liar "disingenuous". Genteel nonsense in today's MAGA mobster world.

Democrats need to learn communication. This is not a classroom. This is the real world.

BumRushDaShow

(160,177 posts)

2. He's a black governor of a majority-white state

Reply to Trust_Reality (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 31, 2025, 06:33 PM

Aug 31

and thanks to the double-standard in this country, he would be endlessly torpedoed, with little or no backup support, if he didn't carefully choose his words.

I.e., he is not the wealthy white male Newsom nor the wealthy white male Pritzker.

Oopsie Daisy

(6,670 posts)

3. Oh, please. Picky picky... 🙄

Reply to Trust_Reality (Reply #1)

Sun Aug 31, 2025, 06:47 PM

Aug 31

I believe our Democratic governor faces challenges from both sides of the political spectrum, making it difficult to find universal approval. Perhaps it's essential for those who share similar values to offer constructive support rather than splitting hairs on minor and petty criticisms. By doing so, we can foster a more unified and effective approach to governance.

travelingthrulife

(3,251 posts)

7. Americans need to get educated. Nothing whatsoever wrong with the word

Reply to Trust_Reality (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 09:24 AM

Sep 1

'performative'

You seem to be one of those 'blame the Democrats first' for the actions of the GOP.

SouthBayDem

(32,917 posts)

4. ABC's report on its interview with Gov. Moore:

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Sun Aug 31, 2025, 07:09 PM

Aug 31

Moore: ‘I have no interest in fighting with the president, but I have an interest in fighting for my communities’

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore defended his rhetoric against President Donald Trump over crime in his home city of Baltimore amid an escalating feud between the two leaders.

"I have no interest in fighting with the president, but I have an interest in fighting for my communities and fighting for our people," Moore told ABC News' "This Week" co-anchor Martha Raddatz in an interview that aired Sunday.

[…]

"If the president of the United States were to have a serious conversation with me and say, what can we do -- particularly when you look at the cost of the National Guard of well over a million dollars a day?" Moore responded. "I would tell him things like, we need to make sure we're increasing funding for local law enforcement."

"Asking me to deploy my National Guard, people who are not trained for municipal policing, is just not a serious approach," Moore added.

OldBaldy1701E

(9,045 posts)

5. I wish he would call the entire regime that word. (n/t)

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 07:53 AM

Sep 1

travelingthrulife

(3,251 posts)

6. Talk about him not paying for troop's housing or medical benefits

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Mon Sep 1, 2025, 09:20 AM

Sep 1

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