"We don't want, indefinitely, to put National Guardsmen on the streets of our cities," Vance said in an exclusive interview.

WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump isn't planning a long-term military occupation of American cities, Vice President JD Vance told USA TODAY in an exclusive interview, but Vance said National Guard troops will need time to reduce crime.

"We don't want indefinitely to put National Guardsmen on the streets of our cities. We just want to make those streets more safe," Vance said on Aug. 27.

Trump has signaled plans to deploy National Guard troops to additional cities starting with Chicago after launching a crackdown in the District of Columbia. Nearly 2,300 armed National Guard troops are currently in Washington, DC, after Trump declared a public crime emerge

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