Trump claims FBI deployment reduced Memphis crime as city faces potential National Guard intervention
President Donald Trump on Saturday revealed the only reason crime is somewhat down in Memphis Tennessee is because he sent the FBI and other federal officers to address the absolutely terrible crime numbers over the past five months In a Truth Social post Trump added he has done the same in Chicago and Los Angeles But the real work by us has barely begun Trump wrote That happens after we make the official announcement that WE RE COMING and when we do that as we did in now VERY SAFE WASHINGTON D C the no crime miracle begins ONLY I CAN SAVE THEM TRUMP EYES FEDERAL TAKEOVER OF BLUE CITY WITH HIGHEST VIOLENT CRIME RATE IN US 'DEEPLY TROUBLED'The post comes after Trump on Friday noted Memphis is the next city he is eyeing for a likely deployment of National Guard troops to address crime Memphis which borders the Mississippi River had the highest violent crime rate and third-highest murder rate in the U S in according to facts provided by the White House So far this year nearly homicides have been disclosed in the city MEMPHIS REP TORCHES 'TRUMP SHOW ' WITH NATIONAL GUARD SAYS DC ISN'T SAFER AFTER LAST CRACKDOWNRepublican Tennessee Gov Bill Lee announced in an X post he is grateful for the president's unwavering patronage and commitment to providing every fund necessary to serve Memphians I look forward to working with local agents and law enforcement to continue delivering results Lee wrote Sen Marsha Blackburn R-Tenn added Trump answered her call to make Memphis safe again noting she supports the deployment of National Guardsmen following his tremendous success in reducing violent crime in the nation's capital CHICAGO CRIME NATIONAL GUARD PUSH MOVE TO FOREFRONT OF TRUMP S WEEKWhile Memphis Mayor Paul Young disclosed he supports focused federal initiatives other local leaders have been less than optimistic Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris previously advised Fox News Digital on Friday the announcement was disappointing anti-democratic and violates American norms and possibly U S laws CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP In the short term the president s incursion will likely cause confusion and fear in plenty of of our communities particularly the majority of vulnerable ones Harris reported In the long term the mark of Tennessee communities being occupied by federal forces will hurt our state s reputation for generations Fox News Digital's Cameron Arcand Charles Creitz and Peter Burke contributed to this overview
