President Donald Trump suggested that the National Guard could be deployed to New Orleans, as part of an effort to crack down on crime, noting that Louisiana’s governor wanted the administration “to come in” and address the crime.
While meeting with Poland’s President, Karol Nawrocki, Trump suggested that his administration was weighing whether to go to Chicago, or “a place like New Orleans,” to address the crime. Trump’s comments come as Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) have pushed back against federal agents in the city after more than four dozen people were shot over Labor Day weekend.
“We’re making a determination now,” Trump said. “Do we go to Chicago? Or do we go to a place like New Orleans, where we have a great governor, Jeff Landry — wh