President Donald Trump posted a statement to Twitter Tuesday night threatening to send in the “feds” if the city does not stop the “carnage” of gun violence and murders that is already worse than last year.

If Chicago doesn't fix the horrible "carnage" going on, 228 shootings in 2017 with 42 killings (up 24% from 2016), I will send in the Feds! — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 25, 2017

“If Chicago doesn’t fix the horrible “carnage” going on, 228 shootings in 2017 with 42 killings (up 24% from 2016), I will send in the Feds!”

Commence liberal freakout:

Spoken like a true fascist. — Mike Elgan (@MikeElgan) January 25, 2017

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https://twitter.com/JordanUhl/status/824081452560162817

Republicans spent the last 8 years saying that Obama was going to declare martial law. Then you say this… — Mark Pygas (@MarkPygas) January 25, 2017

Honestly, you make it sound like you're about to march into Czechoslovakia. — Mark Pygas (@MarkPygas) January 25, 2017

I honestly hope to all that is holy that you don't have to manage an international crisis because jesus christ. — Mark Pygas (@MarkPygas) January 25, 2017

https://twitter.com/jules_su/status/824081494259830785

“DAY FOUR AND THE @POTUS IS LITERALLY ADVOCATING FOR MARTIAL LAW, ARE YOU KIDDING ME?”

UPDATE: The Huffington Post’s Michael Calderone posted about what seems to have inspired President Trump’s statement: Bill O’Reilly beseeching the president to act.

Fox's O'Reilly just over an hour ago: “Gang violence in Chicago getting worse. Will President Trump step in and override local authorities?" https://t.co/KMYxDiRHOa — Michael Calderone (@mlcalderone) January 25, 2017

“Fox’s O’Reilly just over an hour ago: “Gang violence in Chicago getting worse. Will President Trump step in and override local authorities?”

Here was the graphic on The O'Reilly Factor just over an hour before Trump started tweeting Chicago crime statistics https://t.co/KMYxDiRHOa pic.twitter.com/NwPXeIT3G2 — Michael Calderone (@mlcalderone) January 25, 2017

“Here was the graphic on The O’Reilly Factor just over an hour before Trump started tweeting Chicago crime statistics”

And of course, from the ever-condescending @redsteeze:

Who had "Threatens Martial Law" in the Trump's first week pool? Come collect your prize. — Stephen Miller (@redsteeze) January 25, 2017

“Who had “Threatens Martial Law” in the Trump’s first week pool? Come collect your prize.”