Trump, National Guard and Memphis
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Pearson condemns Trump’s plan to deploy the National Guard to Memphis, calling it “a gross abuse of power” and likening it to “authoritarianism led by a white supremacist who is President of the United States against another Black community.”
President Trump is escalating his use of the National Guard to crack down on crime in major cities. He appeared to shelve plans to send troops to Chicago, but said he will send them to Memphis instead.
A suspect in Charlie Kirk's shooting was arrested. Trump vowed to go after ‘radical-left political violence.’ Trump health officials plan to link covid shots to child deaths. Trump announced National Guard troops will be deployed to Memphis.