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Trump says he will send national guard to Democratic-run Memphis

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Trump says he will send national guard to Democratic-run Memphis

President makes remark on Fox & Friends after Memphis mayor said he requested financial resources instead

Donald Trump said on Friday that he will send national guard troops to Memphis as part of his administration’s expanding military-led response to urban crime in Democratic-run cities.

“I think maybe I’ll be the first to say it right now: we’re going to Memphis,” the US president said during an appearance on Fox & Friends, describing the violence in Memphis as dire.

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