President Donald Trump ramped up his threats to enact a federal takeover of Chicago Tuesday, declaring Illinois’ largest city to be the “worst and most dangerous city in the world, by far” — and claiming he could “solve the crime problem fast.”

“At least 54 people were shot in Chicago over the weekend, [eight] people were killed,” Trump wrote in an online post Tuesday on his social media platform Truth Social. “The last two weekends were similar. Chicago is the worst and most dangerous city in the world, by far.”

Trump has made repeated threats to enact a federal takeover in Chicago, as well as other Democrat-led cities such as Baltimore, Maryland, following the ongoing federal takeover of Washington, D.C., where thousands of federal officers and National Guard members are currently patrolling the city’s streets, sometimes picking up garbage.

Democratic Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, who’s considered among the leading frontrunners for a 2028 presidential bid, has often been the target of Trump’s criticisms. Trump has called Pritzker “probably the worst [governor] in the country.” Pritzker has labelled Trump as a “wannabe dictator.”

“Pritzker needs help badly, he just doesn’t know it yet,” Trump wrote. “I will solve the crime problem fast, just like I did in D.C. Chicago will be safe again, and soon. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!”