Trump to send National Guard Troops to Memphis
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Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton said Thursday he favors sending a federal-state combo “strike force” into Memphis to cut down on gang activity there. In the latest episode of “To deploy or not to deploy,
This week, President Trump announced he will be sending National Guard troops to Memphis, Tennessee. He says it’s to clamp down on crime. Tennessee State Rep. Justin J. Pearson represents parts of Memphis and says that the administration has done nothing to address the root causes of crime and explains why “we should all be terrified by what we are seeing.