"Baltimore is the safest it's been in over 50 years. Homicides are down 28% this year alone, reaching the lowest level of any year on record," Scott said in a statement shared on social media.

President Trump said on Friday that he planned to target Chicago and New York for his next federal crackdown on crime, suggesting he was willing to use active-duty troops on city streets.

"It was unsafe," Trump told reporters.

T he Baltimore Orioles and catcher Samuel Basallo have reportedly agreed to an eight-year extension worth at least $67 million, the largest contract in Major League Baseball history for a backstop who has fewer than two years of service time.

Yahoo Sports senior MLB analyst Jake Mintz and senior MLB analyst Jordan Shusterman discuss catcher Samuel Basallo's 8-year, $67 million contract extension with the Baltimore Orioles.

This comes as the two leaders have engaged in a war of words, over differing opinions on how to handle crime, specifically Trump's decision to deploy National Guard troops to Washington D.C.