WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump put Chicago and New York City on notice Monday as he declared a federal takeover of Washington's police force to crack down on crime.

Trump and several of his top cabinet officials lamented the state of the nation's capital, with "young punks" committing violent crimes and homelessness visible on nearly every street. He then called out Chicago and New York City, saying he may intervene there as well if they don't address their own crime and homelessness issues.

"I'm going to look at New York in a little while. Let's do this. Let's do this together. Let's see. It's going to go pretty quickly," Trump said.

"And if we need to, we're going to do the same thing in Chicago, which is a disaster. We have a mayor there who is totally incompetent. He's an

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