Trump’s threat coincided with the announcement that military members in Washington, DC, would be armed during patrols.
President Donald Trump has hinted he plans to expand his domestic troop deployment to other Democrat-led cities in the United States, starting with the midwestern metropolis of Chicago, Illinois.
Trump’s warning arrived shortly after the Department of Defence confirmed to US media that the National Guard troops currently patrolling Washington, DC, will now be carrying weapons.
In a statement on Friday, the Pentagon said the decision came directly from Trump’s defence secretary, Pete Hegseth.
“Members supporting the mission to lower the crime rate in our Nation’s capital will soon be on mission with their service-issued weapons, consistent with their mission and training,” the statement said.
