Donald Trump is readying up the National Guard to be deployed in Chicago to "sort out" the city's crime crisis.
On Friday, the President had declared the city was a "mess" as he vowed to "make our cities very, very safe".
And now, a bombshell new report has revealed that the Pentagon is planning to send in thousands of troops as soon as September to the third-largest city in America.
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Officials familiar with the matter told the Washington Post that a military intervention in the city has long been in planning.
They added that it will "probably" involve Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (Ice), which will comb through Barack Obama's city in search of illegal migrants.
'I think Chicago will be our next, and then we’ll help with New York,' the President said
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Also on Friday, Mr Trump revealed that Chicagoans "are screaming for us to come".
"They're wearing red hats just like this one," the Commander-in-Chief added.
"African American ladies, beautiful ladies, are saying: 'Please, President Trump, come to Chicago. Please.'
"I did great with the black vote, as you know, and they want something to happen.
"I think Chicago will be our next, and then we’ll help with New York," the President jabbed.
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Donald Trump is readying up the National Guard to be deployed in Chicago after a crackdown in Washington DC (pictured)
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The "Windy City", home to some 2.7 million people, has seen the largest number of killings in America in each of the past 13 years, with 573 in 2024 alone.
But its mayor, Brandon Johnson, has said he does not need the military to step in.
Mr Johnson claimed the President's approach has been "uncoordinated, uncalled for and unsound."
He continued: "There are many things the federal Government could do to help us reduce crime and violence in Chicago, but sending in the military is not one of them."
However, the mayor added that while he took Mr Trump's comments seriously, he said he had not yet received formal communication from the administration about sending in the National Guard.
Donald Trump has hailed how 'everybody is safe now' in Washington DC amid his capital crime crackdown | REUTERSThe President has already hailed his troops' efforts in cutting crime in Washington DC.
"It's like a different place," he said on a visit to US Park Police headquarters just days ago. "Everybody is safe now."
In DC, Mr Trump also moved to temporarily take over the city's police department - before vowing: "We're going to have the best capital ever."
And now, Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser has admitted crime rates are set to drop following the crackdown.