U.S. President Donald Trump said he was prepared to deploy forces “beyond the National Guard ” into U.S. cities if necessary, underscoring his readiness to intensify the standoff with Democratic-led local governments that have opposed the federal deployments.

Trump delivered his remarks on Tuesday aboard the George Washington aircraft carrier, which was docked at the Yokosuka naval base near Tokyo. His speech, which occasionally touched on partisan issues, was interrupted by applause and cheers from the troops several times.

“We have cities that are troubled … and we’re sending in our National Guard. And if we need more than the National Guard, we’ll send more than the National Guard because we’re going to have safe cities,” Trump said.

When later asked about those remarks, Trump sai

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