Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is accusing President Donald Trump of “lying to the public” about Maryland’s response to the ongoing Potomac River sewage crisis, as the White House escalates its political attacks around the ongoing environmental disaster.
The Trump administration has repeatedly criticized Moore for poor management of water infrastructure and blamed the state for the sewage spill, even though the pipe that collapsed in late January is under federal purview.
Federal officials have been aware of problems with what’s known as the Potomac Interceptor — the sewage line that carries 60 million gallons of wastewater between Virginia and Maryland daily — for several years.