Donald Trump talks casually about the other cities he intends to target with U.S. troops, including Baltimore. Maryland Governor Wes Moore discusses these domestic deployments with Jen Psaki and makes clear that he is not playing along with Trump's stunt. "I will not authorize the usage of the Maryland National Guard for any mission that I do not deem mission critical or mission aligned."
The truth of Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard to police Washington, D.C. is evident in the demographics of other cities he claims to want to target. Governor Wes Moore makes it clear that he is not interested in playing along with Trump's stunt if Trump tries to move on to Baltimore. Moore also says that redistricting in his state is possible if Donald Trump persists in trying to rig the 2026 election with red state gerrymandering.
Plus, Jen Psaki answers White House press briefing questions, minus the Trump White House spin, and the best outcome to hope for from Trump's Friday meeting with Vladimir Putin is that Trump doesn't do too much damage.
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