Gov. Wes Moore of Maryland, widely viewed as a potential 2028 Democratic presidential contender, said on Sunday that he was focused on being re-elected as governor, even as his national profile has continued to grow in recent weeks as he traded barbs with President Trump.

Mr. Moore, appearing on NBC’s “Meet the Press,” was asked three times if he would run for president in 2028, with the host, Kristen Welker, at times expressing incredulity at his answers. “I’m not running for president,” he said twice, with a smile — carefully phrasing his response in the present tense, as he has other times the question has come up.

But notably, the first-term governor said he planned on running for re-election in 2026, and replied in the affirmative when asked whether he was committed to a full second term.

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