Enraged Trump blasts blue state governor for 'massive ecological disaster'

President Donald Trump Monday tried to blame Maryland's Democratic Gov. Wes Moore for a sewage dump in the Potomac River, hurling an attack at one of his most open critics.

Local officials have warned people of the wastewater pipe collapse in the river while Trump tried to claim that Moore couldn't handle the incident, despite that the fact that the wastewater falls under the DC Water utility leadership — not the governor. He also tried to point the finger at California Democrat and Gov. Gavin Newsom, another person who hasn't shied away from challenging Trump, as the president tried to draw similarities to the devastating fires in Pacific Palisades, California in January 2025.

Trump posted the following on his Truth Social platform:

"There is a massive Ecological Disaster unfolding in the Potomac River as a result of the Gross Mismanagement of Local Democrat Leaders, particularly, Governor Wes Moore, of Maryland. A sewer line breach in Maryland has caused millions of gallons of raw sewage to be dumped directly into the Potomac River, a result of incompetent Local and State Management of Essential Waste Management Systems. This is the same Governor who cannot rebuild a Bridge. It is clear Local Authorities cannot adequately handle this calamity. Therefore, I am directing Federal Authorities to immediately provide all necessary Management, Direction, and Coordination to protect the Potomac, the Water Supply in the Capital Region, and our treasured National Resources in our Nation’s Capital City. While State and Local Authorities have failed to request needed Emergency Help, I cannot allow incompetent Local 'Leadership' to turn the River in the Heart of Washington into a Disaster Zone. As we saw in the Palisades, the Democrat War on Merit has real consequences. The Federal Government has no choice, but to step in. FEMA, which is currently being defunded by the Democrats, will play a key role in coordinating the response."