Trump admin blocks Democratic Gov. Wes Moore from speaking at Maryland shipbuilding event

CNN · MS NOW and MS NOW report that President Donald Trump kept Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, off the speaking program at a Tuesday event near Baltimore showcasing a major defense manufacturing investment. A White House official did not dispute that account. The project brings Anduril Industries to a former steel site, where it will build parts for Virginia-class submarines under a $2. 9 billion Navy contract, and Moore helped negotiate it.

The White House says Trump invited Moore as a guest only, and an official accused the governor of staging a tantrum over a project that will return jobs to Maryland. Moore told reporters he would leave Trump to his circus and return to the work of Marylanders. His spokesman said Moore will work with anyone but bow to none, and welcomes the thousands of permanent jobs.

MS NOW adds that Anduril had first invited Moore, that he learned of the change over the weekend, and that he spoke instead at a ribbon-cutting for the McLaren Vehicle Processing Center. Anduril chief Brian Schimpf still praised Moore and Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier from the stage.

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