Trump, Memphis and National Guard

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Memphis mayor: "Certainly not happy" about Trump's National Guard deployment
Memphis Mayor Paul Young refuted President Trump's claim that he was "happy" about a National Guard deployment to his city, saying in a CNN interview, "I'm certainly not happy." The big picture: Young said he received hard confirmation of the impending troop mobilization when the president announced it to television audiences Friday on "Fox & Friends,

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Memphis mayor says he got confirmation National Guard would be deployed from Trump's TV comments
Trump claims FBI deployment reduced Memphis crime as city faces potential National Guard intervention
Trump says he’ll send National Guard to Memphis, escalating his use of troops in US cities
President Trump said Friday he’ll send the National Guard to address crime concerns in Memphis, Tennessee, his latest test of the limits of presidential power by using military force in American citi...

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Tennessee governor says he’s working with Trump to send National Guard to Memphis
Memphis mayor responds after Trump says he’s deploying National Guard to city
Trump Names the Next City He’ll Deploy National Guard Units To
The bluff city’s leadership isn’t fighting the federal involvement; they’re asking how soon the Guard can get there.

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President Trump sending the National Guard to Memphis
Trump says Memphis is next city for National Guard crime cleanup

Trump Claims Falling Memphis Crime Rate Is Due to His Orders

President Donald Trump has taken the credit for a drop in crime rates in Memphis, Tennessee, claiming recent federal actions under his direction are responsible for the city's progress.

US to deploy National Guard to Memphis, Trump says

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would send National Guard troops to Memphis, Tennessee, to combat crime, following his administration's unprecedented police takeover in Washington,

Blackburn cheers Trump's move to 'Make Memphis Safe Again'

Tenn., applauded President Donald Trump's decision to send the National Guard to Memphis, Tenn., which the FBI reported had the highest crime rate in the country.

Trump Memphis takeover would undermine 'freedom' & 'American norms': Tennessee mayor

Primetime to talk about his concerns with Trump deploying the National Guard to Memphis, Tennessee and how it will instill fear in communities.
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Trump claims he's the only one who can 'save' Memphis in a desperate Truth Social post

Less than 24 hours after announcing the National Guard would be deployed to Memphis, Trump claimed credit for reducing the crime rate in the Democrat-led city

Memphis latest city Trump is targeting for federal government actions to combat crime

In an interview Friday morning, President Trump announced Memphis is his next target for federal intervention to combat crime. The president said he has support from Tennessee's governor and Memphis' mayor.

Chicago Out, Memphis In: Trump Redirects Crime Crackdown Amid Legal Challenges

Trump has reportedly shifted his National Guard deployment from Chicago to Memphis due to legal and political obstacles, including lack of cooperation from Illinois Democratic Governor JB Pritzker. Tennessee’s Republican Governor Bill Lee supports the move,

CEO whose comments sparked Trump’s Memphis action also pitched him on a big rail merger

Jim Vena, the CEO of Union Pacific, has been blitzing Washington in a quest to get an $85 billion freight rail merger approved.
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