Wes Moore insists he isn’t running in 2028. His schedule suggests otherwise

Published June 28, 2025 8:00am ET



Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD), a rising star in a Democratic Party desperate for fresh leadership, insists he is not running for president in 2028.

But on Sunday, he will speak at the NAACP’s 70th Annual Fight for Freedom Fund dinner, which just so happens to be held in Michigan, a battleground state that Democrats will need to flip after it voted for President Donald Trump in 2024.

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