ANNAPOLIS, Md. (WBFF) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore moved Thursday night to tamp down backlash over remarks calling the state flag a “contradiction,” responding on social media after Spotlight on Maryland pressed his office to clarify whether he believes the flag’s Confederate and Union symbolism calls for change.
While discussing his effort to engage Maryland in a national mid-decade congressional redistricting battle, Moore brought up the state flag and its history during a podcast last week.
“And do I understand kind of the history of this country? Absolutely – like you can’t look at the history of Maryland,” Moore said. “I mean, literally, you look at our flag. Our flag is a contradiction because our flag is literally a Confederate symbol mixed with a Union symbol.”…