""We're making a determination now," Trump said during an Oval Office meeting. "Do we go to Chicago or do we go to a place like New Orleans where we have a great governor, Jeff Landry, who wants us to come in and straighten out a very nice section of this country that's become quite, quite tough, quite bad?" He said it would take two weeks to straighten out crime in New Orleans. "Easier than D.C.," he added."
"What they're saying: "We will take President @realDonaldTrump's help from New Orleans to Shreveport!" Landry wrote on X. The City of New Orleans and New Orleans Police Department released a joint statement on Wednesday highlighting a reduction in crime and collaborations with state and federal law enforcement agencies. "The City of New Orleans and NOPD remain committed to sustaining this momentum, ensuring that every neighborhood continues to feel the impact of these combined efforts," the statement said."
Trump said he is deciding whether to send federal forces to Chicago or New Orleans, claiming a governor in Louisiana invited intervention and asserting New Orleans' crime could be fixed in two weeks. He noted federal control of Washington, D.C.'s police department and deployment of National Guard troops over crime concerns. Trump outlined plans to bring troops to Democratic-led cities including Chicago and New York and said federal action awaits local requests. Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry welcomed presidential assistance. The City of New Orleans and NOPD reported crime reductions and ongoing collaboration with state and federal law enforcement. A judge ruled the National Guard illegally performed law enforcement in Louisiana.
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