Trump Backs Off Plan to Deploy National Guard to New York City: ‘Other Places Need It More’

Sean James Nov 22nd, 2025, 2:33 pm

President Donald Trump has hit the pause button on deploying the National Guard to New York City, with the commander-in-chief on Saturday saying there are other American cities that “need it more” right now.

The president’s comments came a day after he welcomed Zohran Mamdani , the democratic socialist who will be New York City’s next mayor, to the White House. Trump has said previously that New York was on his list of Democrat-run cities that he would deploy the National Guard to, saying in August he would “help” fight crime in the Big Apple after he was done in Chicago.

MS NOW reporter Akayla Gardner asked Trump if he was still looking to deploy th

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