Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, a combat veteran who led the army in the 82nd Airborne Division of the Army in Afghanistan, has accused President Donald Trump of “lack of severity” in dealing with the ongoing conflict between Israel and Iran.
“As someone wearing this uniform and, as you know, it’s a shame to see a free ring-shaped conversation about the issues of life and death, risking my life in the defense of this country, and with my fellow service members,” Moore said in an interview Thursday.
Moore’s comments told reporters the day after Trump told Tehran’s leaders at the White House that he had delivered the “ultimate ultimate” about disarming the nuclear program to Tehranian leaders, “I might do that, I won’t do that.”
On Thursday, the White House said it would decide whether Trump will attack Iran within two weeks.
Moore is a rising star in the Democratic Party and is considered a potential presidential candidate for 2028, highlighting large-scale interests in the ongoing and escalating Middle East conflict.
“These are serious issues, and these are very serious times,” Moore said. “The lack of seriousness surrounding these conversations, the whole game, is useless in this big conversation. … These are the lives of people on the line.”
A White House spokesman responded to Moore’s comments by repeating Trump’s position on nullifying Tehran’s nuclear capabilities.
“Americans have overwhelmingly elected President Trump because they trust him to keep our country safe,” White House deputy reporter Anna Kelly said in a statement. “As the president has consistently said, Iran should never get nuclear weapons.”
The first term governor sharpens his criticism of the Trump administration After saying it before He was “not a leader of resistance.”
Moore previously opposed the Trump administration’s issuing pink slips to federal workers, but said these moves pose a threat to the nation’s national security and global competitiveness.
Moore’s comments come as they observe the federal holidays, which marks the end of the state’s official slavery, and the federal holidays, which celebrate the day the governor announced a series of actions.
The nation’s only black governor expected to be re-elected in 2026 has been criticised by some of his party for his decision to reject the reparation bill passed by Maryland’s democratically controlled state legislature. The measure called for years of research into state racial-based inequality.
Recently, Moore has posted a national profile ahead of the White House’s potential bid.
He gave a brief speech last month in early South Carolina’s states on Rep. Jim Clyburn’s annual fish fried speech and served as keynote speaker at South Carolina’s Democratic dinner and fundraiser.
In early May, Moore traveled to Pennsylvania, one of the nation’s most important swing states, giving a start speech at Lincoln University, a historically black university, and also appeared in “The View.” In March he headlined the annual Gridiron Club Dinner.
When asked Thursday if his time in South Carolina had changed his mind about starting a presidential run, he replied: “The reception was very good, and I haven’t run yet.”
