Trump tells Maryland governor to 'clean up this crime disaster' in Baltimore, offers to send troops

President Trump responded on Sunday to Maryland Democratic Gov. Wes Moore, who had called on the president to “come walk the streets with us.” 

Trump said Moore should lower crime and clean up Baltimore first.

Trump also suggested that he might “rethink” the decision to give money for the bridge that had collapsed in Baltimore after a cargo ship accident.

“Governor Wes Moore of Maryland has asked, in a rather nasty and provocative tone, that I ‘walk the streets of Maryland’ with him,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I assume he is talking about out of control, crime ridden, Baltimore? As President, I would much prefer that he clean up this Crime disaster before I go there for a ‘walk.'”

Trump argued Moore has a “very bad” record on crime in the state and said he would send troops if he “needs help, like Gavin Newscum did in L.A.”

“After only one week, there is NO CRIME AND NO MURDER IN DC! When it is like that in Baltimore, I will proudly ‘walk the streets’ with the failing, because of Crime, Governor of Maryland,” Trump wrote.

"P.S. Baltimore is ranked the 4th WORST CITY IN THE NATION IN CRIME & MURDER,” Trump continued. “Stop talking and get to work, Wes. I’ll then see you on the streets!!!”

This week, Moore challenged Trump to see the streets of Baltimore up close amid his crackdown on crime in the nation's capital.

“I’d love for the president to take us up on our offer and actually come walk the streets with us,” Moore said on NewsNation.