Trump says federal government won’t step into protests in Democratic-led cities ‘until they ask us for help’

By Alejandra Jaramillo, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said he has instructed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem not to intervene in protests or unrest in Democratic-led cities unless local officials formally request assistance, amid criticism over heavy-handed immigration enforcement tactics used by the feds. “I have instructed Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, that