Trump plans to send the National Guard to Memphis next.

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https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09/12/us/trump-news#trump-memphis-national-guard

Trump plans to send the National Guard to Memphis next.

President Trump on Friday said that he would send National Guard troops to Memphis, making it the latest Democratic-led city that his administration has targeted as part of a federal crackdown on crime.

Speaking on “Fox & Friends,” Mr. Trump did not give a clear timeline for when troops would arrive to a city he called “deeply troubled.” But he confirmed that his plan included National Guard troops “and anybody else we need.” Mr. Trump added, “We’ll bring in the military, too, if we need it.”

Mayor Paul Young of Memphis, a Democrat, said he had been informed about the possibility of National Guard troops being sent in coordination with Mr. Trump and Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican. In a statement earlier this week, the mayor noted that crime had decreased in a city long plagued with high crime, with the Memphis Police Department announcing on Monday what it said was a six-year low in the murder rate.

Memphis, in western Tennessee, has a population that is mostly Black.

Unlike most of the other cities Mr. Trump has either sent or contemplated sending federal agents to, Memphis is in a state with a Republican supermajority, which has been far more openly supportive of the president’s agenda.

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1. Don't you mean

Stephen Miller told trump where to send troops? Trump probably has no idea which politicians are D or R..

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2. MaddowBlog-Trump announces plan to deploy forces to Memphis, claims it's 'deeply troubled'

The president would’ve “preferred” to send federal forces to Chicago, but after facing resistance, he’s settled on one of Tennessee’s largest cities.

Trump announces plan to deploy forces to Memphis, claims it’s ‘deeply troubled’ www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

— @jimrissmiller.bsky.social 2025-09-12T21:41:14.784Z

https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/trump-announces-plan-deploy-forces-memphis-claims-s-deeply-troubled-rcna230787

The news was apparently a little late, but on Friday morning, Trump made an unexpected announcement during a Fox News interview. The Associated Press reported:

President Donald Trump said Friday he’ll send the National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns there with the support of the mayor and the governor. Trump, a Republican, said on Fox News Channel ‘the mayor is happy’ and ‘the governor is happy’ about the pending deployment. The mayor is a Democrat, and the governor is a Republican.

He said the city is “deeply troubled” and “we’re going to fix that just like we did Washington.”

Trump: "Maybe I'll be the first to say it right now -- we're going to Memphis. Memphis is deeply troubled. The mayor is happy. He's a Democrat. And the gov is happy. We're gonna fix that just like we did DC. I would've preferred going to Chicago ... we'll bring in the military too if we need it."

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2025-09-12T12:25:50.332Z

By all appearances, this looks like a situation in which the president wanted to send troops into a Democratic-led city in a blue state, faced resistance and quickly pivoted to a Democratic-led city in a red state.

Indeed, Trump effectively said as much during his Fox News appearance, conceding, “I would’ve preferred going to Chicago.”....

The latest CBS News/YouGov poll found that a 58% majority of Americans are against the deployment of National Guard troops to American cities to address street crime. Evidently, that isn’t stopping the president or his administration.