Gov. Wes Moore: Trans Kids, Newsom's Failures & 2028 Dark Horse | PBD #791
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🗓️ 5 May 2026
⏱️ 125 minutes
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Summary
Maryland Governor Wes Moore sits down with Patrick Bet-David for one of the most unfiltered political conversations of 2026. A Bronze Star Army combat vet. The first Black governor in Maryland's history.
A man who was polling at 1% - and won anyway.
But is he the Democrat who could shake up 2028? PBD makes the case.
In this episode, Governor Moore doesn't hold back. He calls Trump's Venezuela operation "a ridiculous military operation." He praises Trump's Baby Bonds while calling out what he says are illegal federal overreaches. He admits he was personally disinvited from the White House governors dinner — and to this day has no idea why. He reveals what Trump said to his face the first time they met. And when pushed on transgender kids, puberty blockers, and whether he'd support his own son through a transition — he gives an answer that will have people talking.
Plus - the story nobody knows: how a young Wes Moore turned down college basketball scholarships, played against Kobe Bryant in high school, and chose the 82nd Airborne instead.
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| 0:00.0 | I got a bunch of things I'm going through this saying, wait a minute. |
| 0:02.2 | Is this guy a Republican or a Democrat? |
| 0:04.7 | A member of the college Republicans at Valley Forge Military? |
| 0:08.6 | When I ran for governor, I was not the Democrats' choice. |
| 0:12.8 | Were you like underdog at the highest level? |
| 0:14.9 | I was polling at 1% in my first poll. |
| 0:18.2 | When you look at the current Democratic Party and you watch the positions they're taking, |
| 0:23.2 | your son comes in saying he wants to transition. |
| 0:25.9 | What do you do? |
| 0:28.7 | Do you see Trump as your enemy? |
| 0:30.6 | If you come after my people, if you say something against the folks in Maryland, will I respond? |
| 0:34.0 | Absolutely, that's my job. |
| 0:35.0 | You can come to Maryland to learn, but don't come here to lecture. |
| 0:38.3 | This is a call you guys have. |
| 0:39.3 | Yeah, but it turned into a back and forth on Twitter. |
| 0:42.3 | Crime, you'll typically hear Baltimore be in the top five. |
| 0:45.3 | Listen, I refuse to be a governor who's just giving thoughts and prayers and offering eulogies for eight years and not doing nothing about the violence. |
| 0:53.3 | We're now seeing how Maryland's population is the fastest growing population we've had in Maryland |
| 0:57.7 | and over a decade. |
| 0:59.8 | Your net migration isn't impressive. |
| 1:01.7 | You're still ranked at the same place. |
| 1:03.4 | 45th. |
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