President Donald Trump is pressing forward with his plan to send National Guard troops into various cities to tackle crime.

He previously announced that Memphis, Tennessee, would be the next U.S. city to see a presence. Trump shared earlier this month that he was working with Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican, to “fix” the city, just like he said he did in Washington, D.C.

The president acknowledged that he would have preferred to send troops to Chicago, but faced major pushback from Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a Democrat, and opted to avoid legal battles.

With plans in motion for Memphis, Trump has set his sights on another Democratic-led city.

In a post online Saturday, Trump said he was directing the Department of War to provide all necessary troops to “protect War ravaged Portland” and

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