President Donald Trump said Tuesday that "dangerous cities" could be "training grounds" for troops.
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The president's declaration came during a litany of complaints about crime in places under Democratic leadership.
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"I told Pete," referring to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, "we should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military," Trump said.
The president has already demonstrated an eagerness to deploy troops against U.S. citizens, including deployments of the National Guard and active-duty Marines to Los Angeles earlier this year.
He said "we're going into Chicago very soon," something he's threatened before without acting on.