President Trump said he’s planning to ride along Thursday night with troops patrolling Washington, D.C. as part of his federal crackdown.

“I’m going to be going out tonight I think with the police and with the military,” Trump told conservative commentator Todd Starnes. “So we’re going to do a job. The National Guard is great. They’ve done a fantastic job.”

Trump gave no additional details of which law enforcement or military units he might join or when and where.

Trump’s move to personally join the controversial crackdown , which has lasted for two weeks, would amount to a new escalation in the show of force from the White House.

Hundreds of federal agents and National Guard soldiers have surged into the streets of the nation’s capital this month, leaving some residents on edg

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