Civil rights activists were shot down when they tried to divert attention away from recovery and repair efforts to focus on renaming the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland.
The Caucus of African American leaders released a unanimous resolution calling to rename the fallen bridge, but Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) is solely focused on restoration efforts.
Speaking to reporters on Monday, Moore sought to redirect public attention to the bridge currently lying in the Patapsco River and toward recovering more bodies from the disaster instead of talking about the bridge’s namesake.
”I think any other conversations along those lines, there will be time for that, but now’s not the time,” he said.
In another statement to Fox News, Moore said he is “laser-focused on providing closure to these families, clearing the
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