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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Aug 29, 2025

President Donald Trump said during an interview with a conservative Memphis radio host that he would consider deploying the National Guard or federal troops to Memphis to help reduce crime, Action News 5 reports. Trump said Memphis would be “early on the list” of cities where the federal government could step in. State Sen. Brent Taylor, R-Memphis, who launched the #MakeMemphisMatter initiative to raise awareness about crime-reduction efforts, told the news outlet he would welcome federal assistance, citing the impact of a federal takeover in Washington, D.C. But Rep. London Lamar, D-Memphis, said such intervention would not solve the root causes of crime: “We need to truly make an investment on making sure families can feed themselves, clothe themselves and have affordable housing and what you will see is crime going down.”