President Trump suggested Tuesday he's planning to send , in what could be the latest salvo in his controversial push to use federal forces to address crime, drawing pushback from local political leaders.
"We're going in. I didn't say when we're going in," Mr. Trump said in an Oval Office event, after a reporter asked if he plans to send the Guard to Chicago.
Mr. Trump did not specify whether his administration will primarily send Guard forces or federal law enforcement agents to Chicago. He also didn't say how many Guard troops could be deployed, or where they would hail from.
He could also draw a federal response.
The president to intervene in Chicago and Baltimore, arguing the two cities have failed to contain violent crime. Chicago could be the third city to face a crackdown u