President Donald Trump has moved to deploy the National Guard in another US city by authorising 300 troops to protect federal officers and assets in Chicago.

White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson confirmed the US president's authorisation, citing what she called "ongoing violent riots and lawlessness" that Chicago leaders have not quelled.

"President Trump will not turn a blind eye to the lawlessness plaguing American cities," Jackson said.

Governor JB Pritzker called the move unnecessary and "a manufactured performance - not a serious effort to protect public safety."

"This morning, the Trump Administration's Department of War gave me an ultimatum: call up your troops, or we will," Pritzker said in a statement.

"It is absolutely outrageous and un-American to demand a governor send

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