The following is a transcript of an interview with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that aired on Sept. 15, 2024.
MARGARET BRENNAN: And we’re joined now by Maryland Democratic Governor, Wes Moore. He’s a member of the Harris campaign’s National Advisory Board. Governor, I have a lot to get to with you, but I want to start on where we left the conversation with the senator from Ohio, JD Vance. He argues that talking about this strain on the local community from migrant populations should not be dismissed as racist by the Harris campaign, and should be discussed on its merits, merits. What do you make of the continued push to focus the conversation here?
GOV. WES MOORE: Well, I mean, there’s a remarkable amount of not just inaccuracies, but dog whistling that we heard from that. But you know, of all the many things that I think were really problematic with what Senator Vance said when at the end of the interview, when he started talking about the just some local elected official and what they have to say. These are people who are closest to the ground. These are the people who are closest to their constituents. These are public servants, and these are partners inside the work. And in the case of that Mayor, that’s a Republican who’s saying that that this isn’t about politics, and it’s not not about politicizing this issue. We know that to be able to address these issues, and particularly big, complex issues like the border crisis that our nation continues to confront, we have to do it in partnership. And I think when you’re hearing those kind of comments from someone who is who is aspiring to be the Vice President of the United States, I think for all of us as local and statewide elected officials, it just gives a sense about how he views partnership and how he views the intelligence that’s coming from us who are on the ground having to deal with these challenges.