Differing opinions on President's trip

Differing opinions on President's trip

PRESIDENT TRUMP AND THE FIRSTLADY WILL BE SPENDING PART OFTHEIR MEMORIAL DAY HERE INBALTIMORE.

THEY ARE ATTENDINGA CEREMONY AT FORT MCHENRY&DESPITE MAYOR JACK YOUNGURGING THE PRESIDENT NOT TOCOME, SAYING IT CONTRADICTSTHE CIT━A━ HOMEORDER.

WMA━2 NEWSKNIGHT IS LIVE OUTSIDE FORTMCHENRY THIS MORNING.

ANDMEGAN, BOTH THE MAYOR ANDGOVERNOR LARRY HOGAN SAY THEYWILL NOT BE AT TODAYCEREMONY WITH THE PRESIDENT.MAYOR JACK YOUNG SAYS HESTAYING AT HOME& AS WILLGOVERNOR LARRY HOGAN& WHO SAYSHEBIRTHDAY TODAY WITH HISFAMILY.

THE PRESIDENT ANDFIRST LADY ARE EXPECTED TO BEAT FORT MCHENRY AROUND NOONFOR A MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY.LAST WEEK& MAYOR YOUNG ASKEDPRESIDENT TRUMP TO RETHINK HISVISIT& SAYING HE THOUGHT ITWOULD SEND THE WRONG MESSAGETO THE PEOPLE OF BALTIMORE&WHO ARE STILL UNDER ASTA━A━HOME ORDER.

THE CITYHAS NOT ENTERED INTO PHASE ONEOF THE RECOVERY PLAN, UNLIKEOTHER JURISDICTIONS.

YOUNGSENT OUT A STATEMENT ABOUT ITSAYING QUOTE:“I WISH THAT THEPRESIDENT, AS OUR NATIONLEADER, WOULD SET A POSITIVEEXAMPLE AND NOT TRAVEL DURINGTHIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND” THEMAYOR ALSO TALKED ABOUT THEFINANCIAL BURDEN THEPRESIDENTTHE CITY& WHICH HE SAYS ISLOSING ABOUT 20 MILLIONDOLLARS IN REVENUE A MONTHBECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS.

ITAPPEARS THE WHITE HOUSE HAS ATLEAST HEARD YOUNGTHE PRESIDENT TO STAY HOME.

ASPOKESPERSON TOLD THEPOLITICAL WEBSITE“THE HIL”QUOTE:“THE BRAVE MEN ANDWOMEN WHO HAVE PRESERVED OURFREEDOMS FOR GENERATIONS DIDNOT STAY HOME AND THEPRESIDENT WILL NOT EITHER ASHE HONORS THEIR SACRIFICE BYVISITING SUCH A HISTORICLANDMARK IN OUR NATIONSHISTORY” THE PRESIDENT ANDFIRST LADY ARE EXPECTED TO BEIN BALTIMORE FROM ABOUT NOONTO ONE ORETURN TO THE WHITE HOUSE.LIVE IN SOUTH BALTIMORE MKWMA━2