Trump Deploys National Guard Troops to Memphis

US President Donald Trump announced an executive order to extend federal law enforcement in Memphis, Tennessee, including deploying National Guard troops and forming a “Memphis State Task Force” to combat crime, despite local police reporting a 25-year low in overall crime. Memphis’s Democratic mayor, Paul Young, expressed skepticism about the effectiveness of this approach, stating he did not request the National Guard’s assistance.

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