President Donald Trump questioned Maryland Gov. Wes Moore's political future in a social media post that alluded to his past false claim of having received a Bronze Star.
Moore last year claimed he made an "honest mistake" as a 27-year-old in 2006, when he wrote on an application for the White House Fellowship that he had won the prestigious military award.
Trump took to his social media platform early Thursday to comment on Moore, who has been at odds with the president over crime in Baltimore.
"But is that the end of his political career. He was very disrespectful to the Office of the President!" Trump wrote on Truth Social while sharing a story about the governor's lie.
The New York Times reported in August 2024 that Moore, on the fellowship application, claimed he had received a Bronze Star.
Moore served in the Army Reserve between 1996 and 2014 and was deployed to Afghanistan from August 2005 through March 2006.
"While serving overseas with the Army, I was encouraged to fill out an application for the White House Fellowship by my deputy brigade commander," Moore said in a statement on Aug. 29, 2024.
"In fact, he helped me edit it before I sent it in. At the time, he had recommended me for the Bronze Star. He told me to include the Bronze Star award on my application after confirming with two other senior-level officers that they had also signed off on the commendation."
Moore last week invited Trump to take a walk around Baltimore with law enforcement next month, similar to the one the president took in Washington recently to show how safe he has made that city since deploying the National Guard.
Trump took to Truth Social on Sunday to mock Moore's public invitation to "walk the streets" of Maryland with him, linking the challenge to Baltimore's well-documented struggles with violence.
"Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland has asked, in a rather nasty and provocative tone, that I 'walk the streets of Maryland' with him," Trump posted. "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.'"
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