National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., have begun carrying firearms as former President Trump threatens to deploy troops to Chicago and Baltimore.

President Trump signed a series of executive orders doubling down on law enforcement, particularly related to Washington, D.C., but he equivocated on whether he will send troops to Chicago next.

Northwest side residents called the plan a misuse of the military and a waste of money. Chicago officials described President Donald Trump's plan to deploy the National Guard as "unconstitutional."