SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — President Donald Trump is as soon as once more focusing on cities run by Democrats.
This time, he’s calling them “unsafe.”
“I advised Pete (Hegseth) we should always use a few of these harmful cities as coaching grounds for our navy Nationwide Guard,” he mentioned.
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In a speech to prime U.S. navy officers in Quantico, Trump particularly named San Francisco, saying town must be “straightened out.”
“It appears as if those which might be run by the novel left democrats what they’ve completed to San Francisco, Chicago, New York, LA, they’re very unsafe locations and we will straighten them out one after the other and that is going to be a serious half for a number of the individuals on this room. It is a battle too. It is a battle from inside.”
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President Trump additionally hinted at deploying extra Nationwide Guard troops to crack down on crime.
ABC7 obtained police knowledge displaying San Francisco is down 36% for main crimes within the final 12 months in comparison with the typical for the final three years.
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ABC7 spoke to San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie about the potential of the president sending navy troops to San Francisco.
“I’ll give attention to retaining San Franciscans protected. That’s what I’ve been concentrated since day one. I can solely give attention to what we’re doing right here. Crime in San Francisco is down 30%,” Mayor Lurie mentioned.
Mayor Lurie has refused to straight reply to President Trump’s feedback or actions since turning into mayor, however Lurie has expressed assist for persevering with town’s sanctuary insurance policies.
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Pres. Trump has already ordered the deployment of troops throughout Washington, D.C., and Memphis, Tennessee.
And simply this week, he introduced he would additionally ship troops to Portland, Oregon.
The Portland’s Democratic Mayor Keith Wilson and the state’s Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek each careworn that they didn’t request the troops and objected to the motion.
Trump talked about his name with Kotek on Tuesday, claiming that Portland “is burning down.”
“I mentioned ‘You do not have it underneath management, governor, however I am going to test it and I am going to name you again.’ I known as (her) again. I mentioned ‘you, this place is a nightmare,'” Trump mentioned.
All through Trump’s speech — which got here after Hegseth known as for an finish to what he known as “woke” tradition within the navy — the president’s phrases have been met typically with silence and subdued response from generals, who didn’t appear to answer the president’s typically highly-partisan speaking factors. Response within the room among the many navy’s prime leaders was much more restricted when Trump talked about sending troops into American cities akin to Chicago and Portland.
It was an uncommon reception for Trump, who’s used to delivering blockbuster speeches to pleasant audiences.
The president took observe of the temper within the room quickly after he started speaking, and seemed to be stunned.
“I’ve by no means walked right into a room so silent earlier than,” he mentioned earlier than making jokes.
“Simply have a superb time. And if you wish to applaud, you applaud. And if you wish to do something you need, you are able to do something you need. And for those who do not like what I am saying, you may go away the room. After all, there goes your rank, there goes your future, however you simply really feel good and free, OK, as a result of we’re all on the identical workforce,” Trump added.
There have been a number of chuckles from the group, together with when Trump joked that he favored his personal signature.
By the top of the speech, some members of the group stood and a few calmly applauded.
ABC Information contributed to this report
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