Political stink: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore calls Trump’s sewage spill blame ‘absurd'
How is this acceptable?
Democratic Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland says he didn't seek a political scrap with President Donald Trump.
"I don't have any personal desire to go back and forth with the President of the United States. That's not why I ran for office," the Democratic governor of the solidly blue state emphasized in a Fox News Digital interview.
But like it or not, that's where Moore finds himself.
Trump refused to invite Moore to a traditionally bipartisan dinner of all the nations' governors later this week at the White House, saying Moore was "not worthy" of attending the event.
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And earlier this week, Trump heavily criticized Moore for a massive sewage spill in the Potomac River, blaming him and local leaders for "gross mismanagement."
The governor, a former U.S. Army officer, businessman and author, who, as a first-time candidate, overwhelmingly won election four years ago and is expected to cruise to a second term victory this year, is seen by pundits as a possible 2028 White House hopeful, even though he's repeatedly said he's not running for president.
But Moore has not been as aggressive as other Democratic governors — such as California's Gavin Newsom and Illinois JB Pritzker — in taking aim at Trump during his first year back in the White House.
The governor said he "wanted to get away" from "these political games that we see in Washington, D.C."
TRUMP SLAMS MARYLAND GOVERNOR, LAUNCHES FEDERAL EFFORT TO PROTECT POTOMAC AFTER HISTORIC SEWAGE SPILL
But Moore says it's "absurd" that Trump is blaming him after a pipe bust on federal land resulted in an ecological disaster as hundreds of millions of gallons of sewage spilled into the Potomac River a few miles upstream from the nation's capital.
Trump, on Monday, took to social media to warn of a "massive Ecological Disaster" that he blamed on "Gross Mismanagement of Local Democrat Leaders, particularly, Governor Wes Moore, of Maryland."
A day later, the president argued that "Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., who are responsible for the massive sewage spill in the Potomac River, must get to work, IMMEDIATELY."
"If they can’t do the job, they have to call me and ask, politely, to get it fixed. The Federal Government is not at all involved with what has taken place, but we can fix it," Trump added.
And on Wednesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt highlighted that the "federal government wants to fix it," and added "we hope that the local authorities will cooperate with us in doing so."
The sewage pipes are managed …
How is this acceptable?
Democratic Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland says he didn't seek a political scrap with President Donald Trump.
"I don't have any personal desire to go back and forth with the President of the United States. That's not why I ran for office," the Democratic governor of the solidly blue state emphasized in a Fox News Digital interview.
But like it or not, that's where Moore finds himself.
Trump refused to invite Moore to a traditionally bipartisan dinner of all the nations' governors later this week at the White House, saying Moore was "not worthy" of attending the event.
DC MAYOR BOWSER DECLARES EMERGENCY OVER POTOMAC SEWAGE SPILL, ASKS FOR FEDERAL HELP
And earlier this week, Trump heavily criticized Moore for a massive sewage spill in the Potomac River, blaming him and local leaders for "gross mismanagement."
The governor, a former U.S. Army officer, businessman and author, who, as a first-time candidate, overwhelmingly won election four years ago and is expected to cruise to a second term victory this year, is seen by pundits as a possible 2028 White House hopeful, even though he's repeatedly said he's not running for president.
But Moore has not been as aggressive as other Democratic governors — such as California's Gavin Newsom and Illinois JB Pritzker — in taking aim at Trump during his first year back in the White House.
The governor said he "wanted to get away" from "these political games that we see in Washington, D.C."
TRUMP SLAMS MARYLAND GOVERNOR, LAUNCHES FEDERAL EFFORT TO PROTECT POTOMAC AFTER HISTORIC SEWAGE SPILL
But Moore says it's "absurd" that Trump is blaming him after a pipe bust on federal land resulted in an ecological disaster as hundreds of millions of gallons of sewage spilled into the Potomac River a few miles upstream from the nation's capital.
Trump, on Monday, took to social media to warn of a "massive Ecological Disaster" that he blamed on "Gross Mismanagement of Local Democrat Leaders, particularly, Governor Wes Moore, of Maryland."
A day later, the president argued that "Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., who are responsible for the massive sewage spill in the Potomac River, must get to work, IMMEDIATELY."
"If they can’t do the job, they have to call me and ask, politely, to get it fixed. The Federal Government is not at all involved with what has taken place, but we can fix it," Trump added.
And on Wednesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt highlighted that the "federal government wants to fix it," and added "we hope that the local authorities will cooperate with us in doing so."
The sewage pipes are managed …
Political stink: Maryland Gov. Wes Moore calls Trump’s sewage spill blame ‘absurd'
How is this acceptable?
Democratic Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland says he didn't seek a political scrap with President Donald Trump.
"I don't have any personal desire to go back and forth with the President of the United States. That's not why I ran for office," the Democratic governor of the solidly blue state emphasized in a Fox News Digital interview.
But like it or not, that's where Moore finds himself.
Trump refused to invite Moore to a traditionally bipartisan dinner of all the nations' governors later this week at the White House, saying Moore was "not worthy" of attending the event.
DC MAYOR BOWSER DECLARES EMERGENCY OVER POTOMAC SEWAGE SPILL, ASKS FOR FEDERAL HELP
And earlier this week, Trump heavily criticized Moore for a massive sewage spill in the Potomac River, blaming him and local leaders for "gross mismanagement."
The governor, a former U.S. Army officer, businessman and author, who, as a first-time candidate, overwhelmingly won election four years ago and is expected to cruise to a second term victory this year, is seen by pundits as a possible 2028 White House hopeful, even though he's repeatedly said he's not running for president.
But Moore has not been as aggressive as other Democratic governors — such as California's Gavin Newsom and Illinois JB Pritzker — in taking aim at Trump during his first year back in the White House.
The governor said he "wanted to get away" from "these political games that we see in Washington, D.C."
TRUMP SLAMS MARYLAND GOVERNOR, LAUNCHES FEDERAL EFFORT TO PROTECT POTOMAC AFTER HISTORIC SEWAGE SPILL
But Moore says it's "absurd" that Trump is blaming him after a pipe bust on federal land resulted in an ecological disaster as hundreds of millions of gallons of sewage spilled into the Potomac River a few miles upstream from the nation's capital.
Trump, on Monday, took to social media to warn of a "massive Ecological Disaster" that he blamed on "Gross Mismanagement of Local Democrat Leaders, particularly, Governor Wes Moore, of Maryland."
A day later, the president argued that "Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., who are responsible for the massive sewage spill in the Potomac River, must get to work, IMMEDIATELY."
"If they can’t do the job, they have to call me and ask, politely, to get it fixed. The Federal Government is not at all involved with what has taken place, but we can fix it," Trump added.
And on Wednesday, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt highlighted that the "federal government wants to fix it," and added "we hope that the local authorities will cooperate with us in doing so."
The sewage pipes are managed …
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