Trump’s comments on the shipment of troops to US cities were “selected by cherry” of the speech, says President Johnson

A day after President Donald Trump told the generals and high -ranking admirals that the United States is fighting a “war from the inside”, the speaker Mike Johnson said that the president’s comments show his ability to “take the crime seriously”, while the leader of the minority of the House of Representatives, Hakeem Jeffries, said the comments were “disturbing.”

The two politicians spoke on Wednesday in “Good Morning America” ​​about the president’s statements along with the closure of the government, which entered into force at 12:01 AM on Wednesday.

While Johnson said he hadn’t heard Trump’s comments on Tuesday, since he was “a little busy.” Johnson, who was pressed on whether training troops in US cities were appropriate, said Trump’s comments were “selected by a long speech.”

Trump said Tuesday that the military’s work is not only to protect the United States from threats abroad, but also what he repeatedly referred to as domestic enemy In American cities.

“It is a war from the inside,” the president told the High Rank Military General’s Hall that flew from all over the world to Quantico, Virginia. “We are under invasion from the inside,” Trump said.

Trump talked about his efforts to increase the use of the US army in US cities. Trump said that the cities administered by Democrat, such as New York, Chicago and San Francisco, are in “poor condition”, and that he threatened to “straighten them, one by one.”

“I told Pete [Hegseth] We should use some of these dangerous cities such as training fields for our National Military Guard, “Trump said.

When asked if using military troops in American cities was appropriate, Johnson said: “I don’t serve in the Pentagon, I say the House of Representatives.”

Johnson, who was pressed by George Stephanopoulos of ABC News, said Trump has “cleaned the crime problem” in Washington, DC, after mobilizing the National Guard of DC in August.

Immediately after Johnson’s comments, Jeffries said that the president’s comment was a “deeply disturbing statement”, saying that we need “presidential leadership that brings together people instead of destroying us.”

“A single American should never be seen as an ‘enemy from the inside’ or as a destination practice for the US army,” Jeffries said.

Jeffries told “GMA” that Americans have “rejected the deployment and occupation of American cities and towns and counties with US military troops.”

“We have the best army in the world and should be used to keep ourselves safe from external enemies,” Jeffries added.

Trump’s comments occur after ordering Federal Troops to Portland, Oregon, due to what they alleged that they were threats of national terrorists. The mayor of the city and the state governor emphasized that they did not ask the troops and opposed Trump’s action.