‘I think Chicago will be next’: President Trump signals plans to extend federal crackdown on crime to Chicago

CHICAGO — President Donald Trump signaled Friday that Chicago could be the next city to see federal troops amid his push to crack down on crime across the country.

During an Oval Office press conference on Friday, the president met with FIFA President Gianni Infantino to discuss the upcoming 2026 World Cup, which is set to take place in the United States.

During the meeting, Trump shifted the focus of the discussion to his recent attempts to crack down on crime in Washington, DC.

In recent weeks, the president deployed National Guard troops in an attempt to crack down on crime, a plan he has since boasted as a major success.

But during Friday’s press conference Trump eventually narrowed his sights on Chicago, signaling his willingness to deploy troops in the Windy City.

“The National Guard has done such an incredible job working with the police, and we havent had to bring in the regular military, which we’re willing to do if we have to and after we do this, we’ll go to another location, we’re going to make our country very safe, make our cities very, very safe,” Trump said.

Trump went on to call Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson “grossly incompetent, and said residents in the city are “screaming” for him to bring in federal help, but did not provide evidence of such claims.

“Chicago is a mess, you have an incompetent mayor, grossly incompetent and we will straighten that one out next. That will be our next one after this, and it won’t even be tough. And the people in Chicago, Mr. vice president, are screaming for us to come. They are wearing Red hats, just like this one, But they are wearing red hats,” Trump said. “African American ladies, beautiful ladies, are saying, ‘Please, Mr. Trump, come to Chicago, please.’ I did great with the Black vote as you know and they want something to happen. So I think Chicago will be next and then we’ll help with New York.”

Despite claims of outrageous crime, the city saw a significant decline in violent crime during the first half of the year.