President Trump suggested Tuesday he's planning to send National Guard troops to Chicago , in what could be the latest salvo in his controversial push to use federal forces to address crime, drawing pushback from local political leaders.

"We're going in. I didn't say when, we're going in," Mr. Trump said in an Oval Office event, after a reporter asked if he plans to send the Guard to Chicago.

Mr. Trump did not specify whether his administration will primarily send Guard forces or federal law enforcement agents to Chicago. He also didn't say how many Guard troops could be deployed, or where they will hail from.

He later suggested Baltimore could also draw a federal response.

The president has vowed for weeks to intervene in Chicago and Baltimore, arguing the two cities have

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