Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is pushing back against President Donald Trump’s claims about crime in Baltimore and his suggestion that federal troops could be sent to the city, saying local partnerships are showing results and that he will not authorize the Maryland National Guard for policing.

President Donald Trump and Maryland Governor Wes Moore hurled insults at one another on Sunday (Aug. 24) after Trump reiterated his threat to send the National Guard into Baltimore.

Maryland Governor Wes Moore responded after President Donald Trump claimed the governor privately called him the “greatest president of my lifetime.”