US cities Trump has mentioned sending federal troops to

Published September 3, 2025 7:15pm ET



As Chicago and Baltimore officials brace for an influx of federal law enforcement officers, President Donald Trump continues to expand the list of cities he discusses deploying federal troops to, naming New Orleans on Wednesday as the first red-state city that could see deployment.

Trump’s discussions of federal troop deployment coincide with the major legal battle in court between his administration and Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) over Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles to quell protests responding to immigration raids.

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