Mayoral hopeful and former Governor and Andrew Cuomo said at an event Wednesday that he believes President Donald Trump has “declared war” on New York City and cities across the United States in his cuts to federal programs and his recent targeting of immigrants.

Cuomo suggested that Trump is planning on deliberately escalating protests in New York City and eventually sending in federal troops, citing Trump’s deployment of 700 active duty Marines and 4,000 members of the National Guard to quell protests in Los Angeles. The remarks came a day after Mayor Eric Adams said he did not not “foresee” Trump sending federal troops to NYC to quell protests.