When Donald Trump announced the federalization of local law enforcement and the deployment of the National Guard in Washington, D.C., on Monday, in an effort to tackle crime and “beautify” the city, he put other places on notice, too.

“This will go further,” the President said. “We’re going to take back our capital … and then we’ll look at other cities also,” singling out Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Baltimore, and Oakland.

Democrats, whom Trump labeled “weak on crime,” have responded to the “ hostile takeover ” of D.C. and threats to do so elsewhere.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser called Trump’s move “ unsettling and unprecedented ,” especially as the capital has actually, contrary to Trump’s claims, seen a downtrend of crime in recent years.

The Democratic Mayors Association c

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