President Donald Trump said Wednesday he may send federal law enforcement to New Orleans, pointing to the city’s crime challenges and highlighting Louisiana’s Republican leadership. Speaking from the Oval Office alongside Polish President Karol Nawrocki, Trump said federal efforts could resolve the city’s issues in “about two weeks,” faster than recent deployments in Washington, D.C.
“We’re making a determination now — do we go to Chicago, or do we go to a place like New Orleans where we have a great governor, Jeff Landry, who wants us to come in and straighten out a very nice section of this country that’s become quite tough, quite bad,” Trump told reporters.
Trump has focused on Democratic-led cities, including Chicago and Los Angeles, and emphasized that governors should request federal help. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has resisted such involvement. In Louisiana, however, Republican Gov. Landry has expressed support.
The president described Washington as “a totally safe city” after National Guard deployments, claiming crime dropped “100 percent.” California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently argued Louisiana’s crime rate is lower than his state’s, a claim countered by House Speaker Mike Johnson, who dismissed Newsom as seeking attention.
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