On August 22, 2025, he was a member of the National Guard Patrol in Washington’s 14th Street Restaurant and Nightlife Area. Andrew Leiden/Getty Images
President Donald Trump proposed fighting what he called a “criminal disaster” in the city, considering sending the National Guard to Baltimore, Maryland.
“If Wes Moore needs help, as (Maryland Government) did in Los Angeles, we’ll send out the ‘army’ that’s happening in nearby DC and clean up crime right away,” Trump wrote in a post about Truth Society.