Maryland Democratic Party Governor Wes MooreHis term was two years ahead of the second Trump administration, claiming that he began doorman-style governance shortly after Republican Gov. Larry Hogan Jr. left in 2023.
Moore, allegedly 2028 Presidential Contender Who is trying to kill such conversations but instead focuses on a potential second semester, talking to the news media Traffic lights About the potential similarities between his work and the Trump administration.
Editor Ben Smith asked Moore about the “financial burden” within the Annapolis bureaucracy to address it in a way similar to the federal governor. $3 billion budget deficit– Both Republicans and Democrats blame each other for their problems.
“I come from the business world. I do believe that at this moment we have to consider which type of (public) workforce is necessary and necessary,” Moore said, adding that when he took office, there were 10,000 vacancies in Annapolis and many of the “basic functions” were not completed.
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Moore said while some politicians may want to hire 10,000 people right away, he believes it is the opportunity to “the right scale” of the government and eliminate waste.
“One of my earliest employees was the Chief Performance Officer. We’ve been in Maryland for a long time before we knew what the word was.” Moore says.
In previous comments on Fox News’ numbers, the Moore administration expressed its intention to work with Trump and the White House when possible, but stressed its commitment to protecting Marylanders — especially given how Doge’s federal labor cuts cut the state of the old line.
Moore hired a large Irish consulting firm to become the eyes and ears of Sinapolis, just 35 miles to the west in the White House.
“Where there is something in common, he will find it,” a Moore spokesman said. The Irish contract foreshadowed an adversarial relationship with his new neighbor.
Moore told Smith that Maryland is so inseparable from the federal government that “when the country catches colds, DMV (DC-MD-VA) captures pneumonia.”
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Moore added that his 2025 budget is smaller than his 2024 budget, recently reported with former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan that a share of the remaining remaining wasted a $3 billion deficit.
Hogan said in a recent social media post that he left Moore’s $5 billion surplus and hoped not to waste it.
Moore claims some of these “surpluses” were misclassified into the remaining COVID-19 funds, which are not structural in nature.
Hogan also made a series of budget proposals at the end of his term for the new administration to take over, and Annapolis Democrats viewed it as a publicity for future “priority projects”, but instead believed it was financially reckless.
In that regard, a Moore spokesman told Fox News on Tuesday that Democrats remain focused on Annapolis, even in the $3 billion deficit.
“While the Governor clearly inherited the economic plane, he is committed to growing the Maryland economy by reducing waste, investing in Maryland’s work, future industries, and businesses across the state,” the spokesman said.
“The governor’s new government modernization initiative will reduce real waste and save money for taxpayers – Governor Moore believes that Doge and even other states can learn.”
Maryland House Minority Leader Jason Buckel, R-Cumberland, disagreed.
“Authorizing that we have been cutting the size and scope of the Maryland government and when you look at our budget’s new employee budget sales and increase spending and increase spending, it’s only the massive tax increase proposed by Gov. Moore and Democrats in Annapolis that is put to an equalization,” Buckel said.
Senate Minority Leader Steve Hershey, R-Chestertown, told Fox News Digital that Marylanders are “still waiting” for Moore’s claimed efforts to reduce waste, fraud and abuse of dogge.
“There are claims to save $50 million, but so far there is no data to prove that his performance cabinet makes the government more effective or saves taxpayers’ money,” Hershey said.
“Governor Moore seems reluctant to make tough decisions and stand up to rule state spending. His thin assurance does not support the new business-to-business service tax, like shot put.”
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Instead of considering statewide recruitment freezes to help the deficit, Moore has added more bureaucracy while risking future furloughs.
“Since taking office, his administration has been plaguing with difficult audits – hundreds of millions of people have made mistakes and misunderstandings. We are still waiting to see the necessary course corrections.”
Meanwhile, Moore predicts that Maryland will save $50 million through fiscal 2026 through fiscal 2026 through fiscal 2026 through “government modernization” and reinvest resources into the highest state priorities.
A Moore spokesman suggested that former Republican leaders were responsible for the poor performance of Maryland’s economy, citing the state’s growth rate of 3% between 2017 and 2022, from 11% over the national average.
Fox News Digital reached out to the Doge leaders in Congress and the White House for comment.
White House spokesman Liz Huston responded to Moore’s claims on Tuesday: “President Trump has led the allegations that make the administration more efficient, and all state leaders should hope to end wasting, fraud and abuse of taxpayers’ money.”
