President Donald Trump signs the presidential memorandum in the Oval Office on September 15, 2025. In Washington, in the photo from left to right, the secretary of internal security Kristi Noem, Prosecutor General Pam Bondi, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., Sen. Bill Hagerty, R-Tenn., Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee and USA secretaries of the defense of Hegsh. (Photo of Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
Washington-President Donald Trump on Monday directed the Tennessee National Guard located in the Democratic City of Memphis, in accordance with similar activities in the Colombia district, which Trump said that they were needed to solve the crime.
“We’ll make memphis safe again,” said Trump.
This is the latest test of Trump’s presidential rights in the apply of the American army in the country, despite the law that prohibits soldiers from participating in local law enforcement agencies. Trump said that his efforts in the district – using the National Guard – would be repeated in cities throughout the country.
In an oval office surrounded by Guber Presidential Memorandum Establishment of a “safe task -task group of Memphis” to solve the problem of a crime using violence using federal law enforcement agencies and agencies.
“We send great strength,” said Trump.
Many federal agencies
In addition to the National Guard, the Task group will cover the US Service Marshals, FBI, drug enforcement agency, internal security investigations and immigration and customs agents in the USA. It is not clear how many members of the guards or members of federal law enforcement agencies will be sent.
“This task group will be a replica of our extremely successful efforts here, and you will see that it is a lot of the same,” said Trump about the apply of the national guard in the district.
For the first time Trump sent the National Guard to the red stateAfter taking over the control of the National Guard of California in front of the state governor – Democrat – in order to deploy in Los Angeles, and then sending members of the guard to the district, another democratic fortress.
While the murder indicators remain high in Memphis compared to the nation, the total murders from 2023 to 2024 decreased by 14%, According to the latest Memphis Shelby Crime Commission data.
You could not immediately contact the office of the mayor of Memphis.
Trump added that St. Louis, Missouri, can also see a similar action.
Other cities
The shipping of the National Guard to Tennessee will occur after Trump threatened to send soldiers to other cities, including New Orleans; Portland, Oregon; and Chicago. Governor Illinois JB Pritzker pushed away, and the president withdrew from his threat, although he mentioned the city again on Monday.
Governors have control over their national guard, except for infrequent circumstances in which the president can take control. Pritzker has repeatedly rejected the idea of ​​sending the National Guard to Chicago.
“If we don’t have the assistance of the governor, we do it without him,” said Trump about Pritzker.
With Memphis Lee, he was satisfied with intervention and thanked Trump for directing federal resources to the city.
“We hope and excited about the prospect of moving this city forward,” Lee said.
