New York ¨C U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that he would send National Guard troops to Memphis, Tennessee, to combat crime, following his administration¡¯s unprecedented police takeover in Washington, D.C., last month.
Trump has sought to make crime a central issue even as violent crime rates have fallen in many cities. His crackdown on Democratic-led municipalities has spurred protests, including a demonstration by several thousand people in Washington last weekend.
¡°We¡¯re going to Memphis. Memphis is deeply troubled,¡± Trump said in an interview with the Fox News ¡°Fox and Friends¡± program at a studio in New York. ¡°We¡¯re going to fix that, just like we did Washington.¡±
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