Trump planning to join federal agents in D.C. crime patrols

What they're saying: "I'm going to be going out tonight I think, with the police and with the military of course," Trump told conservative podcast host Todd Starnes.

• The president said he was keeping his movements a "secret" outside of telling Starnes and podcasts' "lots of listeners."
• The White House did not immediately confirm the president's plans, but said additional details were "forthcoming."

Catch up quick: The president previously said he would be intervening in other cities when he first announced that he would be taking over D.C.'s police force.

• The president specifically called Los Angeles, Baltimore, Oakland, New York and Chicago as "bad, very bad," without going into details.
• Crime in all five of the cities that Trump mentioned is down overall.
• On the podcast Thursday, Trump said he would put Memphis, Tennessee "early on the list" of cities he'd be cracking down on, in response to Starnes telling him that the city is run by a Democratic mayor.

Yes, but: D.C.'s unique position as an area controlled by both federal and local laws gives the president power in the capital that he lacks in other cities.

• The president does have the ability to federalize state National Guard members in times of perceived crisis, as he did in response to protests against his immigration lock down in Los Angeles.
• Trump mobilized the California National Guard against Gov. Gavin Newsom's request, a nearly unprecedented move in modern American history.

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Editor's note: This story has been updated with a White House statement.