Trump says may send US troops to New Orleans, Louisiana to fight crime


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  • Thursday, 04 Sep 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump reacts as he and the President of Poland Karol Nawrocki (not pictured) meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 3, 2025. REUTERS/Brian Snyder

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he may send federal troops to Louisiana to combat crime, following its actions in Washington.

Trump, speaking to reporters at the start of a meeting with Polish President Karol Nawrocki, said his administration was determining now whether to send troops to Chicago or to "a place like New Orleans."

"We're going to be going to, maybe Louisiana, and you have New Orleans, which has a crime problem. We'll straighten that out in about two weeks."

(Reporting by Jeff Mason and Andrea Shalal)

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