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What started as a war of words between Maryland village Wes Moore and President on Baltimore Crime Donald Trump Now a high-hand is turning into a commerce fight.
Federal funding for Francis Scott Bridge was destroyed in the last March when a container ship lost electricity and slammed into it, becoming a new flashpoint.
Trump says that he can send the National Guard to Maryland to address the crime
On Sunday, Trump extended the possibility of deploying the National Guard to cancel the bridge funding in a true social post and even to overcome the problem of the city’s crime: “I gave a lot of money to Wes Moore to fix his demolished bridge. I have to rethink that decision now.”
The revelation came on the crime rate of Baltimore on the tight-for-cut Barbes’ heels.
The bridge collapsed after the bridge fell on August 7, 2025, an aerial view of the remains of Francis Scott Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland in March 2024. (Jim Watson/AFP/Getty Images)
Moore argues that the possibility of withdrawal of those dollars threatens to derail important infrastructure projects tied to the port of Baltimore, which injects uncertainty in the efforts of businesses, labor unions and federal agencies, rely to carry forward the goods through one of the busiest shipping hubs of the East Coast.
The new bridge, which sits at the port entrance of Baltimore, costs around $ 1.9 billion. Without federal dollars, Maryland will struggle to cover the cost and time limit of construction, which may slip before the current 2028 target is completed, prolonging passengers, truck drivers and disruptions for shipping.
Baltimore bridge collapse: Cargo ship that caused disaster, had 2 electric failures before depart
Baltimore port is one Economic engine It supports above 20,000 jobs, reduces the operation of over 900 businesses and handles a trade of about $ 7 billion. Although Port handles a relatively modest stake of American trade, about 5% imports and over 3% of exports, it is necessary for some goods.
The port is an important entrance for heavy machinery such as bulldozers and tractors, and for significant metals and coal. In fact, it handles almost all tin imports of America and more than one -third of its nickel, it is important for both electronics, steel and battery, According to tO Peterson Institute for International Economics. With most of its Business Tied to Europe and Asia, this port also serves as an important link in international supply chains.
The container ship Dali is seen in the debris of Francis Scott Bridge, after about a week it collides with a structural ghat, leading to the collapse of the bridge later on 1 April, 2024. (Jerry Jackson/The Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service/Getty Images)
“The attack by President Trump threatens this bipartisan agreement that is a win for port workers, truck drivers, small businesses, service members and families working across the US. Any threat to this funding will lead to irreversible losses to the national economy and the entire state of Maryland,” a spokesman of Moore wrote to the Fox News Digital in a statement.
The spokesman said the reconstruction is already running: “We have already started reconstruction, and now that Maryland is showing great progress, our President is deliberately threatening to harm Maryland. We will continue to carry forward the steam because we know how important this bridge is for the whole nation.”
Maryland village Wes Moore addressed a memory ceremony on 26 March 2025 on the anniversary of Francis Scott’s Bridge Disaster in Dandalak, Maryland. (Chip Somodeville/Getty Images)
Meanwhile, Trump extended the quarrel on Sunday after emphasizing Moore’s invitation to join the Baltimore Public Safety Walk on Sunday.
Trump wrote in a true social post, “As the President, I will like it very much to clean this crime disaster, before I go there for a walk.” He accused Moore of having a poor record of crime “until he cheats his figures on crime as many other blue states.”
Trump said he did not appreciate the voice of Moore’s invitation.
“But if Ves Moore needs help, such as Gavin Newsum did in LA, I will send to” soldiers “, which is being done in a nearby DC, and quickly cleared the crime,” Trump wrote. He said that Baltimore ranks for crime and murder in the worst cities of America.
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Moore’s office evacuated, Trump personally renewed to visit Baltimore. A spokesperson said, “This is a President who will attack his country’s largest cities from behind a desk, which is compared to people walking on the streets. A spokesperson of Moore said that the city has recorded its lowest murder level in 50 years.
Earlier this month, the Trump administration rolled out a plan aimed at making Washington, DC, “safe and more beautiful”, as their administration doubled. Attempts to address crime and growing homeless population In the nation’s capital.
Trump said he would address crime in other major American cities, describe DC as “Hellhol” before federal law enforcement and over 2,200 National Guard Members were collected to patrol the city roads. “Now it’s safe,” the President said a day after going with the soldiers posted in the capital.
American Attorney General Palm Bondi Last week said that More than 700 arrests It has been built in DC from 11 August.
