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Trump signs order to deploy National Guard to Memphis

Headline from Fox2 Detroit, on the newest of 3 developments

President Trump has announced the deployment of the National Guard to Memphis to combat crime. Here's what we know.

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Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Memphis mayor defies Trump over National Guard deployment

    Headline from Newsweek ·

  2. Memphis Mayor Says He Got Confirmation National Guard Would be Deployed From Trump's TV Comments

    Headline from Military.com ·

  3. Newest

    Trump signs order to deploy National Guard to Memphis

    Headline from Fox2 Detroit ·

Reports & sources

79 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Boston Globe

    Trump says he’ll send National Guard to Memphis, escalating his use of troops in US cities (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    The moves is the president's latest expansion of military forces into American cities that has tested the limits of presidential power and drawn sharp criticism from local leaders.

  2. The Daily Caller

    Trump Announces Where He Is Sending National Guard Next (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is sending the National Guard to Memphis, Tennessee, next as a part of his country-wide crime crackdown.

  3. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Trump says he's sending the National Guard into Memphis to 'fix' crime like D.C. (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    President Donald Trump said Friday that he's planning to send federal law enforcement and the National Guard into Memphis, Tennessee to lower crime.

  4. Newsweek

    Donald Trump to send National Guard into Memphis: "Deeply troubled" (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    President Donald Trump has said that the deployment of the National Guard will help fix Memphis "like we did Washington."

  5. AL.com

    Trump says he’ll send National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns (opens AL.com)

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    AL.com's feed description

    Since sending the National Guard to Los Angeles and Washington, the Republican president has openly mused about sending troops to other cities, claiming they’re needed to crack down on crime.

  6. Legal Insurrection

    Trump Sending National Guard to Memphis (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    Trump said the Democratic mayor supports the decision.

  7. Truthout

    Trump Announces He Will Send National Guard to Occupy Memphis (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    “We will do everything in our power to prevent this incursion into Tennessee,” said one elected official.

  8. Military Times

    Trump says he’ll send National Guard troops to Memphis (opens Military Times)

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    Military Times's feed description

    President Donald Trump says Memphis is “deeply troubled” and he's “going to fix that."

  9. WDIO Duluth

    Trump says he’ll send the National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    President Donald Trump says he'll send the National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns there with the support of the mayor and the governor. The Republican president said on Fox News Channel on Friday “the mayor is happy” and “the governor is happy” about the pending deployment.

  10. WSVN Miami

    Trump says he’ll send National Guard to Memphis, escalating his use of troops in US cities - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he’ll send the National Guard to address crime concerns in Memphis with support from the mayor and Tennessee’s governor, his

  11. WHDH Boston

    Trump says he’ll send National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday he’ll send the National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns there with the support of

  12. WMUR

    Trump says he'll send the National Guard to Memphis (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    President Donald Trump says he'll send the National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns there with the support of the mayor and the governor.

  13. Washington Examiner

    Trump to send National Guard to Memphis (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    President Donald Trump has threatened to send federal troops to several Democrat-led cities with high crime rates.

  14. Al Jazeera

    ‘Going to Memphis’: Trump to deploy troops to another Democratic-led city (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Trump says Memphis ‘deeply troubled,’ as he plans to replicate Washington’s federal control measures to address crime.

  15. Fox News

    Trump says National Guard deploying to Memphis, Tennessee, next amid anti-crime push (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    President Donald Trump announced on "Fox & Friends" that he will deploy the National Guard to Memphis, Tennessee as part of his ongoing anti-crime initiative.

  16. WMUR

    Trump's next National Guard deployment: Memphis (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    President Trump plans to send the National Guard to Memphis, with support from Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and mixed reactions from local leaders.

  17. Townhall

    Trump Says This City Will Be the National Guard's Next Destination (opens Townhall)

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    Townhall's feed description

    Trump announces National Guard deployment to Memphis to tackle crime issues.

  18. Newsweek

    Memphis mayor defies Trump over National Guard deployment (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    President Trump has already deployed National Guard troops to Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.

  19. New York Post

    Memphis mayor says he learned of National Guard deployment from Trump on TV (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Memphis Mayor Paul Young said that President Trump’s TV announcement the day before was the first hard confirmation he received that the National Guard would be sent to the city.

  20. Military.com

    Memphis Mayor Says He Got Confirmation National Guard Would be Deployed From Trump's TV Comments (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    Details on how the National Guard will factor into Memphis' anti-crime mission are still being ironed out.

  21. Fox News

    Trump claims FBI deployment reduced Memphis crime as city faces potential National Guard intervention (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    President Donald Trump says FBI intervention lowered Memphis crime rates and eyes National Guard deployment for the city with the highest violent crime rate in 2024.

  22. WSVN Miami

    Memphis mayor says he got confirmation National Guard would be deployed from Trump’s TV comments - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis’ mayor said Saturday that President Donald Trump’s TV announcement the day before was the first hard confirmation he received that the

  23. The Boston Globe

    Trump deploys National Guard to Memphis, calling it a ‘replica’ of his crackdown on Washington (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The Boston Globe's feed description

    Tennessee’s governor embraced the troop deployment as part of a broader law enforcement surge in Memphis.

  24. Military Times

    Trump deploys National Guard to Memphis in ‘replica’ of DC crackdown (opens Military Times)

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    Military Times's feed description

    Trump on Monday signed an order sending the National Guard into Memphis, calling it a “replica of our extraordinarily successful efforts” in Washington.

  25. Fox News

    Trump orders National Guard, FBI to Memphis in new crime crackdown (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    President Donald Trump creates Memphis, Tennessee, crime task force, involving multiple federal agencies including ATF, ICE and Homeland Security Investigations.

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