Trump knows how to get under the Left’s skin. It’s one of his best skills.
And Donald Trump has revealed the hidden dirt on this Democrat governor during a staggering tell-all.
Trump Casts Doubt on Moore’s Presidential Hopes, Touts Alleged Praise
President Donald Trump recently took aim at Maryland Governor Wes Moore, dismissing the Democrat’s potential as a future presidential contender while claiming Moore lavished him with praise during a pre-inauguration encounter. The exchange has ignited a public dispute, with Moore adamantly denying Trump’s account, as tensions spill over into debates about Baltimore’s infrastructure and public safety.
A Hallway Encounter Fuels Fire
At a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Trump recounted a moment with Moore, alleging the governor hailed his leadership. “I watched a man from Maryland who said to me… ‘Sir, you’re the greatest president, you’re doing an unbelievable job. What a great job.’ Gov. Moore,” Trump said, before quipping, “Has anyone heard of him? He’s another hopeful for president. I don’t think so.”
Trump claimed the interaction, which he said took place at the 2024 Army-Navy game, was caught on camera. “I met him, and I didn’t realize it was on camera,” he said. “Did you see, they caught him on camera. I was at a game, I don’t know, like the Army-Navy game or something. And I met him in a hallway. And as usual, ‘You do your job very well.’ One of these great cameramen, had it on tape.”
He described Moore’s supposed words: “’Sir, you’re doing a great job. You’re doing an unbelievable job. Thank you very much.’ But then he goes on television, says, ‘Oh, Trump is a dictator.’”
Trump also told the story on Monday, recalling the December 24, 2024, Army-Navy game—held shortly after his win over Kamala Harris—where he said Moore approached him warmly. “He came over to me, hugged me, shook my hand. You were there,” Trump said. “He said, ‘Sir, you’re the greatest president in my lifetime.’”
Trump says that Wes Moore privately told him “sir, you're the greatest president of my lifetime” pic.twitter.com/Tor6UtQL6b
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Moore Fires Back
Governor Moore swiftly refuted Trump’s claims in a WBAL Radio interview, insisting no such praise occurred. “I’m a person who takes my integrity very seriously, and I spent the past six months before that election campaigning as to why I did not think that he should be the next president of the United States,” Moore declared.
“So when I say that conversation never happened, that imaginary conversation never happened, I mean that conversation never happened.”
Video from Fox Nation at the Army-Navy game captures Moore and Trump in a friendly exchange, with Moore saying, “great to have you back” and discussing the March 2024 collapse of Baltimore’s Key Bridge, which claimed six lives. While the footage shows a cordial moment, it lacks any explicit statement from Moore calling Trump the “greatest president,” as Trump alleged.
Baltimore’s Bridge and Crime in the Crosshairs
The Key Bridge collapse has emerged as a flashpoint between the two leaders. Trump has threatened to withhold federal funding for the bridge’s rebuilding and criticized Moore’s approach to Baltimore’s ongoing crime challenges.
In a Sunday Truth Social post, Trump suggested deploying the National Guard to tackle the city’s “crime disaster” and rebuffed Moore’s invitation for a “safety walk” in Baltimore.
“As President, I would much prefer that he clean up this crime disaster before I go there for a walk,” Trump wrote.
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