President Donald Trump, at an Oval Office press availability on Thursday, said he is receiving calls from people, particularly Democrats, who are thanking him for federalizing the police force in Washington,

Trump said he was going to “look at” taking action in Chicago, New York and Los Angeles because of their crime rates when he announced his plans to take control of DC’s police department this week.

Three leaders of an anti-police group protesting President Donald Trump’s crackdown on violent crime in Washington, D.C., have criminal records