Lewzer: Memphis next US city to see National Guard troops

Friday, September 12, 2025

Memphis, Tennessee, is the next US city where President Donald Trump is sending National Guard troops as part of his ongoing crackdown on crime in Democrat-led cities. Trump made the announcement during a wide-ranging interview on Fox News Channel's Fox and Friends on Friday, and said the city's mayor, a Democrat, is "happy" about the decision, as is the state's governor, a Republican.

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The deployment to Memphis would mark an escalation in the president's use of troops and comes roughly a month after he sent the National Guard to the streets of Washington DC. Memphis has one of the highest rates of crime in the US, with 2,501 violent crimes per 100,000 people, FBI data shows. "We're going to Memphis," Trump said, without giving details of when troops would arrive. "Memphis is deeply troubled."

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