The Army’s police units are preparing to head to Minneapolis — on orders from President Trump — if the violence keeps raging over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died at the hands of a white police officer during his arrest.

Defense officials issued the order Saturday on the directive of the commander in chief, three people with knowledge of the order told the Associated Press. A president hasn’t put military police units on alert to deploy to America’s streets since the 1992 riots over the beating of Rodney King, a black man, by cops, the Daily Mail reported.

Trump made the move as fiery protests spread to other cities across the nation — including in Detroit, where a 19-year-old was shot and killed; in Atlanta, where demonstrators set upon CNN’s headquarters and the governor declared a state of emergency; and in New York, where the NYPD arrested more than 200 people Friday in different protests.

Overnight, the president took to Twitter to respond to a tweet by a group of supporters, Former Democrats for Trump, which pointed out Minneapolis was ruled by Democrats: “Time for a change! #2020.”