Trump has taken aim at Chicago for over a decade, including on the 2024 and 2016 presidential campaign trails. He has repeatedly compared the city to Afghanistan and, in 2017, threatened to “send in the feds” due to gun violence in the city, despite historic declines in violent crime in recent years.

President Donald Trump said on Friday that his Administration will turn to Chicago next in its efforts to crack down on crime, nearly two weeks after he took control of Washington, D.C.’s police force.