Overview

• Addressing top military officials in Virginia, President Trump said the threat is 'no different than a foreign enemy' and harder to identify because 'they don't wear uniforms,' according to CNN.
• Trump said he suggested Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth use 'dangerous' U.S. cities as training grounds for troops and the National Guard.
• He signaled a near-term focus on Chicago, stating, 'we're going into Chicago very soon.'
• Trump labeled San Francisco, Chicago, New York, and Los Angeles as 'very unsafe' and said his administration would address them one by one.
• The remarks follow his September 21 claim that crime in Washington, D.C., has fallen after federal intervention, and reporting that the administration has planned National Guard deployments to Chicago.