Donald Trump spent the early hours of Thursday morning in full meltdown mode, rage-posting on Truth Social after Maryland Governor Wes Moore mocked his memory as “absolutely comical.”
The insult came after a week of escalating tension between the two, sparked by Trump’s threats to pull federal funding from Baltimore and other Democratic-led areas. Moore had previously invited Trump to walk the streets of Baltimore with him—a challenge that quickly turned personal when Trump fired back online, bizarrely claiming that Moore had once called him the “greatest president of my lifetime” during a 2024 meeting.
Moore didn’t let it slide. “President Bone Spurs will do anything to get out of walking—even if that means spouting off more lies about the progress we’re making on public safety in Maryland,” the Army veteran wrote, mocking Trump’s infamous Vietnam draft deferment. “Hey Donald, we can get you a golf cart if that makes things easier. Just let my team know.”
But it was Moore’s sharp dig at Trump’s memory—calling it “absolutely comical”—that clearly hit a nerve.
Just after 2 a.m., Trump erupted on social media, dredging up a year-old article from The Hill that detailed Moore’s mistaken claim in 2006 that he had received a Bronze Star.
“But is that the end of his political career. He was very disrespectful to the Office of the President!” Trump ranted on Truth Social, lashing out while sidestepping his own history of embellishments and misstatements.
According to The New York Times, Moore had listed the Bronze Star on a White House Fellowship application after being advised by a senior officer that it had been approved. Moore later said he was “saddened” to learn it hadn’t been awarded and called the inclusion an “honest mistake.”
“In the military, there is an understanding that if a senior officer tells you that an action is approved, you can trust that as a fact,” Moore said in a 2024 statement, adding, “My deputy brigade commander felt comfortable with instructing me to include the award on my application.”
Despite Moore’s clarification—and confirmation from the officer involved—Trump framed the error as disqualifying, ignoring Moore’s military service altogether.
The governor has acknowledged he should have corrected media mentions of the Bronze Star sooner. “I should have corrected the interviewers,” Moore told The Times, referencing past appearances on Newshour and The Colbert Report.
Trump’s sleepless rage against Moore follows similar spats with Democratic Governors Gavin Newsom and JB Pritzker. But Moore’s attack cut deeper, hitting both Trump’s fragile ego and long-suspected insecurities about his health and memory.
