President Donald Trump doubled down on his plan to send National Guard troops to Chicago on Tuesday.

During an Oval Office press conference, Trump was asked about Chicago’s crime rate and his idea of sending troops to the city.

“We’re going in,” Trump said of Chicago, but added, “I didn’t say when.”

Trump said he has an “obligation” to protect the country and that it was not a “political thing,” adding that the federal National Guard presence in Washington, D.C., over the last several days has driven down crime.

He also said Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker should call the president and ask for troops to be sent to the city for crime. Still, Trump said he was “going to do it anyway.”

“We have the right to do it because I have an obligation to protect this country,” he said, noting that Balti

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