What’s one good clue that President Joe Biden really intends to run for reelection in 2024? He is trying to distance himself from the Democratic Party’s soft approach to crime. The president, who in 2020 distanced himself from Democrats who advocated defunding the police, stunned many in his party recently when he announced his opposition to a lenient local law in the District of Columbia that would reduce sentences for carjackers and other criminals who use guns in the commission of their crimes.Â
But recent events in Maryland, right next to Washington D.C., show that Biden will have a lot to run away from. Biden has singled out the new Democratic governor of Maryland, Wes Moore, for praise in recent weeks. “You got a hell of a new governor in Wes Moore, I tell ya,” Biden said at an event in Lanham, Maryland on Feb. 15. “He’s the real deal.” But the president might soon need to run away from Moore and the Democratic leadership of the state next door.
×
Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.
kA 4=2DDlQA`Qm|@@C6 2AA@:?E65 2 >2? ?2>65 ':?46?E $49:C2=5: 2D 9625 @7 E96 |2CJ=2?5 s6A2CE>6?E @7 yFG6?:=6 $6CG:46D] $49:C2=5: :D 2 ;FG6?:=6 ;FDE:46 C67@C>6C 2?5 7@C>6C }6H *@C< r:EJ @77:4:2= WF?56C |2J@C q:== 56 q=2D:@X H9@ 56D4C:36D 9:D 4FCC6?E ;@3 2D “7:89E:?8 7@C ;FDE:46[ D276EJ 2?5 6BF:EJ]” w6 :D @?6 @7 2 ?F>36C @7 A6@A=6 @? E96 =67E H9@ H2?E E@ C6567:?6 “;FG6?:=6 ;FDE:46” E@ C65F46 D6?E6?46D 7@C 4C:>:?2=D H9@ 4@>>:E D6C:@FD @776?D6D[ :?4=F5:?8 >FC56C[ 367@C6 E96 286 @7 ad]kDA2? 4=2DDlQpAA=6\4@?G6CE65\DA246Qm k^DA2?mk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`Qm%96:C 4=2:> :D E92E E96 9F>2? 3C2:? 5@6D ?@E 7F==J 56G6=@A F?E:= ad[ D@ E96C67@C6[ 4C:>:?2=D H9@ C@3 2?5 42C;24< 2?5 <:== D9@F=5 ?@E 36 AF?:D965 2D 25F=ED H96? E96J C@3 2?5 42C;24< 2?5 <:== 367@C6 9:EE:?8 ad] “!6@A=6 36EH66? E96 286D @7 `g 2?5 ad 2C6 >@C6 56G6=@A>6?E2==J D:>:=2C E@ ;FG6?:=6D E92? E96J 2C6 E@ 7F==J >2EFC6 25F=ED[” $49:C2=5: E@=5 }2E:@?2= !F3=:4 #25:@ :? a_`d] “%96J ;FDE 2C6] p?5 @FC ;FDE:46 DJDE6> 92D?’E 7:8FC65 E92E @FE J6E]” x? a_`e[ $49:C2=5: D2:5 `g\ E@ ad\J62C\@=5D 2C6 “>@C6 :>AF=D:G6[ A2CE:4F=2C=J :? 6>@E:@?2==J 492C865 D6EE:?8D[ =6DD 7FEFC6\@C:6?E65[ >@C6 A66C\:?7=F6?465[ 2?5 2C6 8C62E6C C:D<\E2<6CD — 2== @7 E9@D6 E9:?8D :>A24E 4C:>:?2=:EJ]”k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`Qm$49:C2=5: 92D 2C8F65 E92E AC@D64FE:?8 J@F?8 C@336CD[ 42C;24<6CD 2?5 <:==6CD =:<6 25F=ED 42? D6E E96> @? 2 =:76 @7 4C:>6] w:D 2?DH6C :D E@ ?@E 4@?G:4E E96> @7 76=@?:6D[ ?@ >2EE6C H92E E96J 92G6 5@?6[ 367@C6 286 ad] “x7 H6 42? 86E J@F A2DE ad H:E9@FE 92G:?8 2 76=@?J 4@?G:4E:@?[ E96 492?46D @7 J@F 6G6C 92G:?8 2 76=@?J 4@?G:4E:@? 5C@A DF3DE2?E:2==J[” $49:C2=5: D2JD] ~AA@?6?ED 7:?5 DF49 E9:?<:?8 4C2KJ — E96 :562 E92E J@F 42? C65F46 D6C:@FD 4C:>6 3J C65F4:?8 E96 AF?:D9>6?E 7@C D6C:@FD 4C:>6 — 3FE E92E :D H92E $49:C2=5: 2?5 D@>6 @E96CD @? E96 =67E E9:?<]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`Qm%92?<D E@ |2CJ=2?5’D ?6H “C62= 562=” 8@G6C?@C[ $49:C2=5: :D :? 492C86 @7 E96 DE2E6 286?4J 2DD:8?65 E@ “>2?286[ DFA6CG:D6 2?5 EC62E J@FE9 H9@ 2C6 :?G@=G65 :? E96 ;FG6?:=6 ;FDE:46 DJDE6> :? |2CJ=2?5]” p?5 ?@H[ ?:?6 DE2E6 =2H>2<6CD[ 2== @7 E96> s6>@4C2ED[ 2C6 AFEE:?8 9:D :562D :?E@ AC24E:46 :? 2 ?6H 3:== :C@?:42==J E:E=65 E96 “*@FE9 p44@F?E23:=:EJ 2?5 $276EJ p4E]” %96 3:==[ H6C6 :E E@ 364@>6 =2H[ H@F=5 AC@9:3:E 492C8:?8 2?J@?6 H:E9 7:CDE\568C66 >FC56C :? |2CJ=2?5 :7 E96 <:==:?8 H2D 4@>>:EE65 H96? E96 <:==6C H2D F?56C ad 2?5 E96 >FC56C H2D 42CC:65 @FE :? 4@?;F?4E:@? H:E9 2?@E96C D6C:@FD 4C:>6 — 2 4@>3:?2E:@? @776?D6 C676CC65 E@ 2D 76=@?J >FC56C] xE H@F=5 ?@E >2EE6C 9@H 96:?@FD 2 4C:>6 2[ D2J[ ac\J62C\@=5 92D 4@>>:EE65[ @C 9@H 288C2G2E65 E96 >FC56C[ @C 9@H >2?J >FC56CD H6C6 4@>>:EE65 — E96 DFDA64E 4@F=5 ?@E 36 492C865 H:E9 7:CDE\568C66 >FC56C]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`Qm%96 3:== C64:E6D |2CJ=2?5 =2H’D 6I:DE:?8 567:?:E:@? @7 7:CDE\568C66 >FC56Ci “2 56=:36C2E6[ AC6>65:E2E65 2?5 H:==7F= <:==:?8]” %96?[ :? DF3D64E:@? WpXWcX — E92E’D :>A@CE2?E — :E =:DED E96 6I:DE:?8 567:?:E:@? @7 76=@?J >FC56Ci p >FC56C “4@>>:EE65 :? E96 A6CA6EC2E:@? @7 @C 2? 2EE6>AE E@ A6CA6EC2E6i 2CD@? :? E96 7:CDE 568C66 ]]] 3FC8=2CJ :? E96 7:CDE[ D64@?5 @C E9:C5 568C66j 42C;24<:?8 @C 2C>65 42C;24<:?8j 6D42A6 :? E96 7:CDE 568C66 7C@> 2 DE2E6 4@CC64E:@?2= 724:=:EJ @C 2 =@42= 4@CC64E:@?2= 724:=:EJj <:5?2AA:?8j >2J96>j C2A6j C@336CJj D6IF2= @776?D6 :? E96 7:CDE @C D64@?5 568C66[” 2?5 >@C6] p?5 E96? E96 3:== D2JD E9:Di “p !t#$~} (w~ (p$ &}st# %wt pvt ~u ad *tp#$ p% %wt %x|t ~u %wt ~uut}$t |p* }~% qt u~&}s %~ wp't r~||x%%ts |&#st# x} %wt ux#$% stv#tt &}st# $&q$tr%x~} WpXWcX ~u %wx$ $tr%x~}]”k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`Qm(92E E92E >62?D :D E92E 2?J@?6 H9@ 4@>>:EE65 >FC56C :? |2CJ=2?5 F?56C E96 286 @7 ad 2D A2CE @7 2? 2CD@?[ 3FC8=2CJ[ 42C;24<:?8[ C2A6[ C@336CJ[ 6E4] 42??@E 36 492C865 H:E9 7:CDE\568C66 >FC56C] xE :D @77 E96 E23=6 7@C AC@D64FE@CD]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`Qm(9J H@F=5 |2CJ=2?5 =2H>2<6CD 5@ DF49 2 E9:?8n v@ 324< E@ $49:C2=5:’D 8@2= :? 9:D ;@3i E@ 7:89E 7@C “;FDE:46[ D276EJ[ 2?5 6BF:EJ]” p?5 E96? C625 E96 #24:2= tBF:EJ x>A24E }@E6 AC6A2C65 7@C E96 =68:D=2E:@? 3J E96 v6?6C2= pDD6>3=J’D s6A2CE>6?E @7 {68:D=2E:G6 $6CG:46D] %96
5@4F >6?E ?@E6D E92E E96 3:== “H@F=5 92G6 2
A@E6 ?E:2==J >62?:?87F= :>A24E @? 3=24< @C p7C:42? p>6C:42? :?5:G:5F2=D ,F?56C E96 286 @7 ad. H9@ 7246 2CC6DE 7@C >FC56C[ :? 86?6C2=[ 2E 2 5:DAC@A@CE:@?2E6=J 9:89 C2E6]”k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`Qm%96 ?@E6 4:E6D |2CJ=2?5 $E2E6 !@=:46 7:8FC6D E92E E96C6 H6C6 aeh 2CC6DED 7@C 2?J 568C66 @7 >FC56C :? a_a_] ~7 E92E[ ``` 2CC6DED H6C6 7@C DFDA64ED F?56C E96 286 @7 ad] ~7 E9@D6 ``` DFDA64ED[ gg H6C6 3=24<[ a` H6C6 H9:E6[ @?6 H2D 2 }2E:G6 p>6C:42? 2?5 @?6 H2D @7 F?<?@H? C246] “q=24< @C p7C:42? p>6C:42? :?5:G:5F2=D H6C6 fhT @7 2CC6DED 7@C >FC56C :? a_a_ 56DA:E6 4@>AC:D:?8 ;FDE b`T @7 E96 F?56C 286 ad A@AF=2E:@? :? E96 DE2E6[” E96 C6A@CE D2JD] “x? 4@?EC2DE[ H9:E6 :?5:G:5F2=D H6C6 `hT @7 E9@D6 2CC6DE65 7@C >FC56C[ D:8?:7:42?E=J =@H6C E92? E96:C caT AC@A@CE:@? @7 E96 F?56C 286 ad DE2E6 A@AF=2E:@?]”k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`Qm%96 3:== H@F=5 92G6 :ED 8C62E6DE 67764E[ :? @E96C H@C5D[ @? >FC56C6CD H9@ 2C6 3=24<] x?5665[ DFAA@CE6CD @7 E96 3:== 2C6 6IAC6DD:?8 E96:C DFAA@CE :? 6IA=:4:E=J C24:2= E6C>D] “|2CJ=2?5’D FD6 @7 76=@?J >FC56C ]]] :D A2CE:4F=2C=J :?D:5:@FD 2D 2AA=:65 E@ 3=24< A6@A=6[” HC:E6D |2C82C6E |2CE:? q2CCJ[ 2 AC@>:?6?E s6>@4C2E :? |2CJ=2?5 ;FG6?:=6 ;FDE:46 4:C4=6D] “|2CJ=2?5 92D E96 5:DE:?4E:@? @7 36:?8 2>@?8 E96 H@CDE DE2E6D H96? :E 4@>6D E@ :?42C46C2E:@? @7 3=24< A6@A=6[ 2E >@C6 E92? 5@F3=6 E96 ?2E:@?2= 2G6C286] u6=@?J >FC56C 7F6=D E96 H@CDE E6?56?4:6D[ 2==@H:?8 :?42C46C2E:@? 7@C =:76 @C =:76 H:E9@FE A2C@=6 ]]]”k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`Qm(:== |2CJ=2?5 24EF2==J >2<6 E96 ?6H 3:== =2Hn x? E96 DE2E6 $6?2E6[ s6>@4C2ED 92G6 2 bb\E@\`b 25G2?E286 @G6C #6AF3=:42?D] x? E96 DE2E6 w@FD6 @7 s6=682E6D[ s6>@4C2ED 92G6 2 `_a\E@\bh 25G2?E286 @G6C E96 v~!] %96 ?6H 8@G6C?@C :D 2 s6>@4C2E] #6AF3=:42?D @G6CH96=>:?8=J @AA@D6 E96 ?6H 3:==] (92E E92E >62?D :D E92E E96 564:D:@? H96E96C @C ?@E E@ A2DD E96 *@FE9 p44@F?E23:=:EJ 2?5 $276EJ p4E :?E@ =2H H:== 36 2? :DDF6 564:565 3J s6>@4C2ED] %96:C 49@:46 H:== E6== E96 AF3=:4 D@>6E9:?8 23@FE E96 s6>@4C2E:4 !2CEJ 2?5 4C:>6]k^Am
kA 4=2DDlQA`Qmp?5 E92E :D H96C6 !C6D:56?E q:56? 4@>6D :?] }@[ 96 :D ?@E 2 D6?2E@C[ 2 56=682E6 @C E96 8@G6C?@C @7 |2CJ=2?5] w6 5@6D ?@E CF? E96 DE2E6] qFE 96 :D ?@E E96 >2J@C @7 (2D9:?8E@? s]r][ 6:E96C[ 2?5[ 3642FD6 @7 E96 F?:BF6 DECF4EFC6 @7 E96 s:DEC:4E @7 r@=F>3:2 8@G6C?>6?E[ 96 H2D AF==65 :?E@ 2 7:89E @G6C 2 >62DFC6 E92E[ 2>@?8 @E96C E9:?8D[ C65F465 D6?E6?46D 7@C 42C;24<6CD 2?5 @E96CD H9@ 4@>>:E 4C:>6D H:E9 7:C62C>D :? (2D9:?8E@? s]r] }@H[ ?6:893@C:?8 |2CJ=2?5 :D 4@?D:56C:?8 8@:?8 6G6? 7FCE96C — C65F4:?8 D6?E6?46D 7@C D@>6 4C:>:?2=D H9@ <:== A6@A=6 :? E96 24E @7 DE62=:?8 E96:C 42CD @C C@33:?8 E96> @C D6EE:?8 7:C6 E@ E96:C 9@>6D @C C2A:?8 E96> @C >@C6] r2? q:56? 2G@:5 6IAC6DD:?8 D@>6 D@CE @7 ;F58>6?E @? E92E[ E@@nk^Am
kA 4=2DDlQAaQmkDEC@?8mqJC@? *@C< :D 49:67 A@=:E:42= 4@CC6DA@?56?E 7@C %96 (2D9:?8E@? tI2>:?6C]k^DEC@?8mk^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.