Maryland Gov. Wes Moore spoke out on social media following a fatal Border Patrol shooting in Minneapolis on Saturday. (Kim Hairston/The Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
However, a Washington Free Beacon report last week cast doubt on the specifics of that story.
The report claims that historical records from the Protestant Episcopal Church and contemporary newspaper reports indicate that Thomas’s departure was not a secret, middle-of-the-night escape, but an orderly and public professional transfer after he was appointed to replace a deceased pastor in Jamaica.
Additionally, archival data and the diocese's own historical accounts suggest that the White community in Pineville, S.C., actually held Thomas’s church in high regard for its medical services, with no mention of racial animus or Klan interference during his tenure.
WES MOORE WARNS NOEM 'FEDERAL OCCUPATION' OF NEW ICE COMPOUND NOW UNDER STATE INVESTIGATION
The Maryland State Capitol in Annapolis (Getty)
"Moore is reaching Biden levels of fabulism," National Review editor Ramesh Ponnuru posted on X.
"Hoo boy," Fox News chief political analyst Brit Hume posted on X. "Read this, and the post it is in response to."
In September, Moore said he is "not running for president" in 2028 and is "excited" about serving a full term if he wins re-election in November, although many still believe he has presidential ambitions at some point in the future.
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