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Joint Statement from Elected Officials of Baltimore City and the State of Maryland
Monday Aug 11th, 2025
Brandon M. Scott
Mayor,
Baltimore City
250 City Hall - Baltimore Maryland 21202
(410) 396-3835 - Fax: (410) 576-9425
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT
BALTIMORE, MD (Monday, August 11, 2025) - Today, Mayor Brandon M. Scott, Governor Wes Moore, and elected representatives of Baltimore City and the state of Maryland issued the following joint statement:
"This morning, the President and members of his administration announced plans to deploy the National Guard in Washington, D.C., and take over the city's police department. The President mentioned Baltimore by name in his remarks, and made it clear that he intends to deploy the National Guard to other cities across the country.
"As leaders in Baltimore and the state of Maryland, we stand in strong opposition to the President's latest power grab, which is based on pure lies about our communities. Baltimore, like D.C., is seeing real public safety progress - with homicides down 40% since 2021 - even as the Trump administration has slashed funding for the programs that have brought crime to record lows.
"If the President of the United States was actually interested in reducing violence, he would look to local leaders as an example, rather than federalizing troops to take over our cities. We know from experience how to improve public safety: empower our community partners and violence interrupters, invest in our young people, and prosecute repeat violent offenders in collaboration with law enforcement.
"Together, we remain focused on what matters: defending our democracy, preventing federal overreach, and investing in the public safety strategies that are making our residents safer."
| Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott Governor Wes Moore Lt. Governor Aruna K. Miller Attorney General Anthony G. Brown State Comptroller Brooke Lierman U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen U.S. Senator Angela Alsobrooks U.S. Representative Kweisi Mfume, District 7 U.S. Representative Johnny Olszewski, Jr., District 2 Senate President Bill Ferguson Speaker of the House Adrienne Jones Baltimore City State's Attorney Ivan Bates Senator Antonio Hayes, District 40 Delegate Melissa Wells, Baltimore City House Delegation Chair, District 40 Delegate Marlon Amprey, District 40 Delegate Frank M. Conaway, Jr., District 40 Senator Dalya Attar, District 41 Delegate Malcolm Ruff, District 41 Delegate Sean Stinnett, District 41 Delegate Sandy Rosenberg, District 41 Senator Mary Washington, Baltimore City Senate Delegation Chair, District 43 Delegate Regina T. Boyce, District 43A Delegate Elizabeth Embry, District 43A Senator Cory McCray, District 45 Delegate Jackie Addison, District 45 | Delegate Caylin Young, District 45 Delegate Stephanie Smith, District 45 Delegate Luke Clippinger, District 46 Delegate Mark Edelson, District 46 Delegate Robbyn Lewis, District 46 Baltimore Sheriff Sam L. Cogen Xavier Conaway, Clerk of the Circuit Court Baltimore City Council President Zeke Cohen Baltimore Comptroller Bill Henry Councilman Mark Parker, District 1 Councilwoman Danielle McCray, District 2 Councilman Ryan Dorsey, District 3 Councilman Mark Conway, District 4 Councilman Isaac "Yitzy" Schleifer, District 5 Council Vice President, Sharon Green Middleton, District 6 Councilman James Torrence, District 7 Councilman Paris Gray, District 8 Councilman John T. Bullock, District 9 Councilwoman Phylicia Porter, District 10 Councilman Zac Blanchard, District 11 Councilman Jermaine Jones, District 12 Councilman Antonio Glover, District 13 Councilwoman Odette Ramos, District 14 |