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.