"I think I'll be first to say it. We're going to Memphis. Memphis is deeply troubled, the mayor is happy, Democratic mayor. Mayor is happy and the governor of Tennessee is happy. Deeply troubled. We're going to fix it like we did Washington. I would prefer to go to Chicago, he said, before explaining that the idea came from a conversation with a railroad executive he knows with ties to FedEx."
"According to Trump, the executive flagged Memphis and warned that he can only walk one block from his hotel before he's made to travel in an armored vehicle with bullet-proof glass. He said it is terrible, the president added. National Guard? Fox & Friends co-host Ainsley Earhardt asked. Trump replied: National Guard and anybody else we need, military if we need it. National Guard. Memphis is a great music city, home of Elvis and everything else."
President Donald Trump announced plans to send the National Guard and possibly military personnel to Memphis, Tennessee, to address violent crime. The announcement occurred during an appearance on Fox & Friends and referenced federal law enforcement actions in Washington, D.C. Trump described Memphis as deeply troubled and said both the Democratic mayor and the Tennessee governor are supportive. He cited a railroad executive with FedEx ties who claimed he must travel in an armored vehicle near his hotel. Trump stated he would deploy "National Guard and anybody else we need, military if we need it." Memphis was called a great music city.
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