Democracy Dies in Darkness

Why Maryland’s governor leaned into a fight with Trump: ‘This one is personal’

The first-term governor and potential presidential candidate initially sought to strike a conciliatory tone with the president, but National Guard deployment to D.C. and attacks on Baltimore have changed that.

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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) speaks to supporters at the Maryland Democratic Party Annual Gala in Baltimore on June 12. (Wesley Lapointe/For The Washington Post)

At the outset of President Donald Trump’s second administration, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore (D) vowed not to be “the leader of the resistance,” but, by last week, Moore was on television telling the leader of the free world to “keep our name out of your mouth.”

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