Wes Moore lays out his vision for America

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is on an Independence Day collision course with President Donald Trump. Moore is planning to deliver a sweeping speech on patriotism on July Fourth from the Maryland State House in Annapolis — with the aim of counterprogramming what Trump promised would be the "most spectacular TRUMP RALLY of them all, a ‘TRIBUTE TO AMERICA.’” In an interview with POLITICO, Moore said he thinks Trump is going to spend the 250th anniversary of the nation's founding talking about himself — but that America deserves something more. “The president is incapable of meeting the moment,” Moore said. In his split-screen remarks, called “The Work of Patriotism,” the former Army captain and Afghanistan veteran is expected to “make the case that Democrats cannot cede patriotism to Donald Trump — and that love of country is not about loyalty to one man, one party, or one political spectacle,” according to Ammar Moussa, Moore’s press secretary. Moore will “draw a contrast between patriotism and nationalism, making the case that nationalism is about allegiance to a person or a movement, while patriotism is about allegiance to the country and the people who make it worth fighting for,” Moussa said. “We are a nation of strength because we are a nation of sacrifice,” Moore will say, according to a draft of his remarks. But Moore insisted he’s not trying to be a foil to the president. “I’m trying to be a foil to darkness,” Moore said. “I think I'm trying to be a foil to fatalism. I think I’m trying to be a foil to self-serving ideologies. What I want people to know in all this is that I believe strongly that we need a future-facing vision for this nation.” That’s exactly what someone who’s “not running” for president would say, right? Standard Maryland gubernatorial reelection fare. The speech follows a pattern of growing visibility for Moore. He’s been on numerous podcasts and in new media. The day after his speech, he’s expected to appear on an episode of Jubilee’s “Surrounde