On Friday, Trump talked about his controversial deployment of the National Guard to Washington, D.C., and said Chicago and New York City would be next. He has described the deployment in the nation’s capital as a bid to clean up crime, but critics dismiss the move as little more than political overreach.

National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., have begun carrying firearms as former President Trump threatens to deploy troops to Chicago and Baltimore.

The Department of Homeland Security will be getting an assist from the Guard as it tackles President Donald Trump’s ongoing efforts to stop illegal immigration and crime, according