Oakland city officials are putting together a plan in preparation for the possible deployment of National Guard troops to the city, Oakland’s mayor Barbara Lee said Monday morning.

“We do not intend to welcome federal intervention and a military occupation,” Lee said, speaking on KQED’s Forum. “We certainly know how to police and we certainly do not need federal intervention.”

Lee said the city is coordinating with Alameda County and California Attorney General Rob Bonta on the plan.

“We will be unveiling the full plan as soon as all of the pieces are in place,” she said.

After deploying the National Guard to Washington, D.C. in August, President Trump has suggested for weeks that he could send troops to other cities as part of a crackdown on crime.

On Sunday, Trump told reporters

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