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President Donald Trump on Saturday stated the “solely cause crime is considerably down” in Memphis, Tennessee, is as a result of he despatched the FBI and different federal officers to handle the “completely horrible crime numbers” over the previous 5 months.
In a Reality Social publish, Trump added he has finished the identical in Chicago and Los Angeles.
“However the true work by us has barely begun,” Trump wrote. “That occurs after we make the official announcement that WE’RE COMING, and once we try this, as we did in now VERY SAFE WASHINGTON, D.C., the no crime “miracle” begins. ONLY I CAN SAVE THEM!!!”
President Donald Trump stated he plans to ship the Nationwide Guard to Memphis, Tennessee, to handle violent crime. (Dukas/Christian Heeb/Common Photos Group through Getty Photos)
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The publish comes after Trump on Friday stated Memphis is the following metropolis he’s eyeing for a possible deployment of Nationwide Guard troops to handle crime.
Memphis, which borders the Mississippi River, had the very best violent crime fee and third-highest homicide fee within the U.S. in 2024, in response to knowledge supplied by the White Home. To date this 12 months, practically 150 homicides have been reported within the metropolis.
Native Memphis companies stated they haven’t taken difficulty with crime within the metropolis. (Rendezvous)
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Republican Tennessee Gov. Invoice Lee stated in an X publish he’s “grateful for the president’s unwavering help and dedication to offering each useful resource essential to serve Memphians.”
“I sit up for working with native officers and regulation enforcement to proceed delivering outcomes,” Lee wrote.
Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., added Trump had “answered [her] name” to make Memphis protected once more, noting she helps the deployment of Nationwide Guardsmen following his “super success” in decreasing violent crime within the nation’s capital.
It stays unclear when Nationwide Guardsmen will arrive in Memphis, Tennessee. (Brad Vest/Getty Photos)
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Whereas Memphis Mayor Paul Younger stated he helps targeted federal initiatives, different native officers have been lower than optimistic.
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris beforehand instructed Fox Information Digital on Friday the announcement was “disappointing, anti-democratic and violates American norms and presumably U.S. legal guidelines.”
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“Within the brief time period, the president’s incursion will possible trigger confusion and worry in a lot of our communities, notably essentially the most susceptible ones,” Harris stated. “In the long run, the mark of Tennessee communities being occupied by federal forces will damage our state’s repute for generations.”
Fox Information Digital’s Cameron Arcand, Charles Creitz and Peter Burke contributed to this report.
