The people in Chicago, Mr. Vice President, are screaming for us to come.

They're wearing red hats, just like this one.

But they're wearing red hats. 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

happens. So I think Chicago will be our next and then we'll help with New York.

I was President Trump on Friday discussing plans to deploy National Guard troops to other

major cities. The question is, how soon could that

happen? Also ahead, we'll have the latest on the FBI rate of former national security advisor

John Bolton's home. The question is, are other Trump critics next? Plus, we'll dig into the

latest comments from Fed Chair Jerome Powell on a possible interest rate cut, where the question is,

how will President Trump respond if Powell doesn't lower it next month?

It's way too early for this.

Good morning, happy Monday, and welcome to way too early, the show that is already looking forward to the upcoming holiday weekend, if we're being honest, and we're always honest. I'm Ali Vitale on this Monday, August 25th, and we'll start with the news. National Guard troops patrolling the nation's capital are now carrying firearms. The majority will carry M17 pistols, their service-issued weapons,

according to a defense department official, while a small number of the troops will be armed

with their service M-4 rifles. National Guard troops were seen walking around the city with pistols

holstered on their hips and MP patches designating their role as military police. You see them on the

screen. On Friday,

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authorized guard members in D.C. to carry those weapons. And it's a shift

from their previously unarmed status. They're authorized to use those weapons for self-protection

only. As of Sunday, there were more than 2,000 National Guard soldiers and airmen assigned to D.C.,

including guard from Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, and other states.

Despite the deployment, D.C. police data shows violent crime is down, roughly 27 percent year over year, according to D.C. police data.

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