Trump backs down on sending National Guard to Chicago

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Trump sending National Guard to Memphis, "would have preferred Chicago"
In an interview on "Fox and Friends" Friday morning, President Trump said he is no longer sending the National Guard to Chicago, saying instead that they'll be deployed to Memphis, Tennessee.The White House has been sending mixed signals over whether they would be sending troops to Chicago for some time,

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Trump says National Guard will deploy to Memphis next, sidestepping Chicago for now
Trump eyes Memphis for next federal crackdown on crime but admits he would have preferred to send Guard to Chicago
Tennessee governor says he’s working with Trump to send National Guard to Memphis
President Donald Trump said Friday he’ll send the National Guard to Memphis to address crime concerns there with the support of the mayor and the governor.

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Tennessee governor backs Trump’s plan to deploy National Guard to Memphis
Tennessee’s Governor Welcomes Plan to Deploy Guard to Memphis
The Latest: Trump Says He’ll Send National Guard to Memphis to Address Crime Concerns
Saying “Memphis is deeply troubled,” Trump said “we’re going to fix that just like we did Washington.”

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Trump says he’s targeting Memphis in crime crackdown
What do Memphis residents think about the National Guard coming to Memphis?

Trump shelves Chicago crackdown plans for now as advisers warn of legal headaches

There’s a reason President Donald Trump shelved his publicly stated plans to target Chicago as the next city for his domestic crime push and instead turned his sights on Memphis.

Trump announces plan to deploy forces to Memphis, claims it’s ‘deeply troubled’

The president would’ve “preferred” to send federal forces to Chicago, but after facing resistance, he’s settled on one of Tennessee’s largest cities.

Blackburn cheers Trump's move to 'Make Memphis Safe Again'

Tenn., applauded President Donald Trump's decision to send the National Guard to Memphis, Tenn., which the FBI reported had the highest crime rate in the country.
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Trump says he's sending the National Guard to Memphis, though he 'would have preferred' Chicago

The move follows Trump’s earlier decision to place the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, DC, under federal control and order about 2,000 National Guard troops into the nation’s capital, as well as the deployment of troops to Los Angeles to assist immigration officials.
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