Last week, President Donald Trump threatened to deploy the National Guard into other major Democratic cities, including Chicago, New Orleans and Baltimore, that he claims have “out of control” crime.

Trump, who said earlier this week on social media that D.C. is now “crime free” as a result of his federal emergency declaration weeks ago, has his eyes set on sending in federal law enforcement to Baltimore, which he called a “hell hole” during a news conference Tuesday.

Trump said, as president, he has “the right to do it, because I have an obligation to protect this country. And that includes Baltimore.”

The pushback by leaders from the targeted cities and their state’s governors continues.

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore joined WTOP’s Anne Kramer and Shawn Anderson to talk more about the presi

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