""Memphis is that's the next city, deeply troubled," Trump said, "We're going to fix that, just like we did Washington.""
"After placing D.C.'s police department under federal control, Trump had threatened he would take similar actions in other cities."
"He has the ability to do so in the nation's capital, because the Home Rule Act gives him command of D.C.'s National Guard."
President Trump announced that Memphis will be the next target for a federal law enforcement push to combat crime and illegal immigration. He described Memphis as deeply troubled and said the administration will fix that, just like the federal intervention in Washington. Trump previously placed D.C.'s police department under federal control and has threatened similar actions in other cities. The Home Rule Act gave the president command of D.C.'s National Guard, enabling that intervention. Intervention in other cities is constrained because governors control National Guard deployment in their states. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee was described as supportive.
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