On September 15, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a memorandum of the President in the Oval Office in Washington. From left to right are also secretary of the home protection authority Kristi Noem, Attorney General Pam Bondi, Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
On Monday, Washington President Donald Trump headed the National Guard from Tennessee to the democratically guided city of Memphis, according to similar measures in the District of Columbia, from which Trump was needed to combat crime.
“We will make Memphis safe again,” said Trump.
It is the latest test for Trump’s presidential powers in the exploit of the US military in Germany, although a law prohibits soldiers involved in local law enforcement. Trump said his efforts in the district – the National Guard – were replicated in cities across the country.
In the Oval Office, flanked by GOP Governor Bill Lee von Tennessee and the Republican US senators of the state, Bill Hagerty and Marsha Blackburn, the President signed the president A presidential memorandum Establishment of a “Memphis Safe Task Force” to combat violent crimes using law enforcement authorities and agencies of the federal government.
“We are sending the big strength,” said Trump.
Several federal authorities
In addition to the National Guard, the Task Force will include the US Marshals Service, the FBI, the drug authority, the investigation for home protection and the US immigration and customs authorities. It is unclear how many security members or members of the federal prosecution are sent.
“This task force will be a replica of our extraordinarily successful efforts here, and you will see that it is a lot of the same thing,” Trump said about the exploit of the national guard in the district.
It is the first time that Trump sent the national guard in a red stateAfter the confiscation of the California National Guard confiscated by the governor of the state – a democrat – for exploit in Los Angeles and then awakening members to the district, another democratic stronghold.
While the Murre rates in Memphis continue to remain high compared to the nation, the murders have dropped by 14%from 2023 to 2024. After the latest data from the Memphis Shelby Crime Commission.
The mayor of Memphis could not be reached immediately for a comment.
Trump added that St. Louis, Missouri, could also see similar measures.
Other cities
The National Guard is sent to Tennessee after Trump threatened to threaten troops to other cities New Orleans; Portland, Oregon; and chicago. Illinoi’s governor JB Pritzker pushed back and the president had withdrawn his threat, although he mentioned the city again on Monday.
The governors have control over their state national guard, except in scarce 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 help of the governor, we will do it without him,” said Trump about Pritzker.
With Memphis, Lee welcomed the intervention and thanked Trump for forwarding the federal resources to the city.
“We are very hopeful and excited about the prospect of driving this city ahead,” said Lee.
