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Donald Trump said his administration is abandoning its efforts to deploy the National Guard in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland in a rare retreat after resistance from local leaders. <\/p>\n
The US president said he was removing the National Guard from the three Democrat-led cities in a post to his Truth Social platform on Wednesday, adding crime had been \u201cgreatly reduced by having these great patriots in those cities\u201d. <\/p>\n
But Trump cautioned, \u201cwe will come back, perhaps in a much different and stronger form, when crime begins to soar again\u201d.<\/p>\n
Trump\u2019s announcement on New Year\u2019s Eve marked a capitulation by the president after months of legal battles over the limits of his authority to federalise the National Guard and deploy military troops on US soil<\/a>. <\/p>\n Sending members of the National Guard into major cities to deter crime and support Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents has been one of the most visible signs of change on American streets during Trump\u2019s second term.<\/p>\n But the deployments, which have predominantly targeted Democrat-controlled cities, have sparked controversy, protests and legal challenges. <\/p>\n \u201cIt is had to believe that these Democrat Mayors and Governors, all of whom are greatly incompetent, would want us to leave, especially considering the great progress than has been made??\u201d Trump said in his post on Wednesday.<\/p>\n Democratic mayors and governors have argued Trump has exceeded the bounds of presidential power by federalising the National Guard to carry out day-to-day law enforcement. The guard typically reports to state governors and is placed under federal control only in emergencies.<\/p>\n