Appearing on CNN’s “State of the Union” on Sunday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said, “There’s no basis, no authority for Donald Trump to potentially try to drop federal troops into the city of Chicago.”

President Donald Trump has armed the National Guard in Washington, D.C., and is considering deploying them to other cities, drawing criticism from Democratic governors.

Trump has already deployed National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., and is openly discussing sending troops to other cities.