Trump proposes using ‘high-crime’ cities for military training

While speaking with U.S. senior military leaders in Quantico, Virginia Tuesday

President Trump proposed what he calls high-crime U.S. cities for military training exercises

And I told Pete, we should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for

our military, National Guard, but military, because we're going into Chicago very soon

That's a big city. In the last few months, Trump has deployed National Guard troops to Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., while threatening to deploy troops to other cities like Portland, Oregon and Chicago, Illinois

Local leaders opposed that decision, but Trump sent troops anyway. The deployments, along with increased immigration enforcement, led to protests and violence in some cases

Trump is now claiming National Guard troops have made D.C. safer than ever as he touted more than

1,700 criminals have been taken off the streets with the federalization of the Metro Police

Department Washington D is now a safe city In fact I went out to dinner with my crew I haven done that Theory I wouldn do it And I felt totally safe And nobody been attacked Nobody been hurt Now Trump is eyeing sending troops to other Democratic cities including Chicago

Last week, they had 11 people murdered, 44 people shot. The week before that

they had five people murdered, 28 people shot. Every weekend, they lose five, six. If they lose

five, they're considering a great week. They shouldn't lose any. Governor J.B. Pritzker calls it a blatant violation of the Constitution

Federal boots are already on the ground in Chicago, mostly helping with immigration

enforcement efforts. The Posey-Kamitades Act mostly prevents the military from enforcing civilian laws, such as making arrests, controlling protests, or doing police work

For Straight Arrow News, I'm Lauren Keenan. If you want more on this story, download the Straight Arrow News app or visit san.com