Trump vows federal 'surge' in more American cities to combat crime [View all]
Source: ABC News
October 15, 2025, 6:20 PM
President Donald Trump, speaking in the Oval Office on Wednesday alongside FBI Director Kash Patel, said his administration is going to "go into other cities" to combat crime. "We're going to have a surge of strong, good people, patriots. And they’re going to go in, they straighten it all out," Trump said.
In the rare event, Patel joined Trump to give a presentation on what they dubbed "Operation Summer Heat." Patel talked at length about the thousands of arrests he said the administration made over the past few months.
The Trump administration has increased federal law enforcement resources in mainly Democratic cities, in some cases sending in the National Guard -- a move that has faced legal challenges in Portland, Chicago and other areas.
A judge in Oregon on Wednesday extended the temporary restraining order against Trump's plan to send Guardsmen to Portland for an additional two weeks, setting a trial date for Oct. 28 on the troop deployment.
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