Donald Trump is readying up the National Guard to be deployed in Chicago to "sort out" the city's crime crisis.

On Friday, the President had declared the city was a "mess" as he vowed to "make our cities very, very safe".

And now, a bombshell new report has revealed that the Pentagon is planning to send in thousands of troops as soon as September to the third most populous city in the United States.

Officials familiar with the matter told the Washington Post that a military intervention in the city has long been in planning.

They added that it will "probably" involve Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (Ice), which will comb through Barack Obama's city in search of illegal migrants.

Also on Friday, Mr Trump revealed that Chicagoans "are screaming for us to come".

"They're wearing red hats just like this one," the Commander-in-Chief added.

"African American ladies, beautiful ladies, are saying: 'Please, President Trump, come to Chicago. Please.'

"I did great with the black vote, as you know, and they want something to happen.

"I think Chicago will be our next, and then we’ll help with New York," the President jabbed.