must go now.
>> Now
>> in the US capital, this was the response
from some at least to the National Guard
taking to the streets.
A move by Donald Trump to tackle crime
that he's described as out of control.
And now growing concern and anger that
the Republican president is planning the
same in another city run by Democrats,
this time Chicago.
>> Chicago is a mess. You have an
incompetent mayor, grossly incompetent,
and uh we'll straighten that one out
probably next. That'll be our next one
after this. Uh and it won't even be
tough. And the people in Chicago, Mr.
Vice President, are screaming for us to
come. They're wearing red hats just like
this one. When we're ready, we'll go in
and we'll straighten out Chicago just
like we did DC.
>> But there, as in Washington, violent
crime is actually falling. The sense of
emergency certainly wasn't too evident
on the streets.
>> I feel very safe, you know. I mean, it's
like lovely. The weather's good.
>> I've been here for just over a week now,
and I haven't had any problem. I don't
think that we need military in Chicago,
New York, DC.
>> The response from the governor of
Illinois said it all. There is no
emergency that warrants the president of
the United States federalizing the
Illinois National Guard, deploying the
National Guard from other states, or
sending active duty military within our
own borders. Donald Trump is attempting
to manufacture a crisis, politicize
Americans who serve in uniform, and
continue abusing his power to distract
from the pain he's causing working
families.
And it's a plan described by the city's
vilified mayor as uncoordinated,
uncalled for, and unsound.
But none of that will stop the president
intent on showing he'll stop at nothing
to clear the streets of crime. Emma
Burchley, Sky News.