Baltimore Mayor Young criticizes President Trump's plans to visit the city this Memorial Day weekend, saying the trip will send a conflicting message to residents about stay-at-home directives and cost taxpayers money.
“That President Trump is deciding to pursue non-essential travel sends the wrong message to our residents, many of whom have been disproportionately impacted by the COVID-19 virus,” Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young said in a statement. “I wish that the President, as our nation’s leader, would set a positive example and not travel during this holiday weekend.”
The White House on Wednesday said the president and first lady will participate in a ceremony “to honor the American heroes who have sacrificed their lives serving in the US Armed Forces.” The hoisting of the American flag after the fort defended Baltimore Harbor during the War of 1812 inspired the poem that came to be known as “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
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