PNN – The US President has said that he will also deploy the country’s National Guard to Memphis, Tennessee, to fight crime.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, citing Reuters, US President Donald Trump announced the deployment of the country’s National Guard to Memphis, Tennessee, in continuation of his administration’s unprecedented efforts to take the initiative from the police in Washington, DC!
Despite declining violent crime rates in many American cities, Trump has sought to make crime a central issue. His crackdowns in Democratic-led cities and states have led to widespread protests, including several thousand in Washington over the weekend.
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The US President told Fox News: We’re going to Memphis. Memphis is in deep trouble. We’re going to fix this problem just like we did in Washington.
He added that the mayor of Memphis, a Democrat, was pleased with the move. However, the city’s Mayor Paul Young told reporters that he had not requested the deployment of the National Guard.
He said about Trump’s action: I want to be clear. I did not request the National Guard, and I do not believe that it will reduce crime. However, this decision has been made, and as mayor of the city, I am committed to working strategically to ensure that this happens in a way that is beneficial and strengthens our community.
Memphis, a city of 611,000 people along the Mississippi River, is one of the most crime-ridden areas in the United States, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). About 24 percent of its residents live in poverty, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than double the national average.
During Trump’s first term as president, the US Department of Justice sent federal forces to the city in 2020 to fight crime.