US EditionPresident Trump says he may send National Guard to New Orleans next instead of Chicago
- On Wednesday, President Donald Trump revealed that his administration is evaluating the deployment of federal forces to both New Orleans and Chicago in response to concerns about crime.
- This consideration follows earlier troop deployments to Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles aimed at curbing crime and unrest in those cities.
- Trump said New Orleans has a crime problem despite the city's 2025 pace toward a historic 50-year low in murders and praised Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry's support.
- He indicated that the issue would be resolved within two weeks and highlighted the importance of local political support for the deployment, noting it would be simpler than in Washington, D.C.
- The potential troop deployment signals ongoing federal efforts to address urban crime while awaiting final decisions contingent on political and local cooperation.
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GOP backs Trump’s move into New Orleans
President Donald Trump may send National Guard troops to New Orleans — and Republicans are fine with it. Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry said he’ll take the federal help, as did both of his state’s GOP senators. “Local government doesn’t support police like they should; our other problem is we just don’t have enough cops,” Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., told Semafor. “Having the National Guard in a supporting role to free up more cops on the street, I thi…
'Why do you need Donald Trump?' Michael Steele explodes at 'incompetent' GOP governor
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Trump speculates New Orleans is next as he weighs National Guard expansion
A member of the National Guard arrives at the Guard’s headquarters at the D.C. Armory on Aug. 12, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was unclear Wednesday about his plans to deploy National Guard troops to cities around the country, seeming to backtrack slightly on sending troops to Chicago while teasing New Orleans as a possible next location instead. Despite a Tuesday morning rul…
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