Maryland Governor Wes Moore said he would support his teenage son if the child wanted to undergo gender transition surgery, telling podcast host Patrick Bet-David that his priority would be making sure his son felt loved, safe, and supported.

Moore, a Democrat who has been viewed as a possible 2028 presidential contender, made the comments during an interview released Tuesday, which covered a range of issues, including redistricting, the war in Iran, homelessness, and gender ideology.

Asked whether he would allow his teenage son to transition, Moore said parental love would come first. “You know, it’s my son, so I love him regardless,” Moore said. “And he’s always going to have my undying love. That’s me, right? I want to make sure that I’m involved in understanding where he is, how he’s feeling, the way he’s feeling, why he thinks it’s important. If this is a journey that he wants to go down, I want him to always be comfortable in his own skin, and I want him to always know that he has a partner in me to help him along that journey.”

When pressed on whether he would encourage his son to wait until adulthood before making such a decision, Moore said he would not push back against what his child believed was right, though he emphasized the need for parental involvement.

“If this is how he is feeling, and I feel like I’m closely tied to him, I’m not going to advise him on something that he feels is right,” Moore said. “The most important thing to me is that I want him to feel safe in his own skin, safe in his own decision-making, but also know that at 14 years old, I want to be involved in that process as well.”

“I’m not going to condemn him, nor castigate him,” Moore continued. “I’m not going to kick him out of the house. I’m not going to do anything that’s going to hurt him.”

Moore later said that while he would support his child emotionally, he would not permit the use of puberty blockers for an underage child.

“It’s not a choice that I would make,” Moore added. “I think that it is a very personal decision between these families, and honestly, for the kids that are going through this. I mean, honestly, my heart breaks for him, because that is a weight and something that’s become so politicized, that I just think is so deeply unfair to that child.”

“This is a decision that the child cannot make on their own,” Moore noted.

Moore is currently seeking reelection in Maryland.