Memphis Mayor Criticizes Trump's National Guard Deployment
TL;DR
Memphis Mayor Paul Young expressed disapproval of President Trump's announcement of deploying National Guard troops to Memphis, emphasizing his desire for community engagement and control over the deployment, amid concerns over the city's high crime rate and the federal government's involvement.
- Memphis mayor: "Certainly not happy" about Trump's National Guard deployment Axios
- Memphis mayor is 'not happy' about Trump saying he'll deploy National Guard to his city CNN
- Trump’s unpredictable Guard deployments send big-city mayors scrambling The Washington Post
- Memphis mayor says he got confirmation National Guard would be deployed from Trump's TV comments AP News
- Blue states shunned the National Guard. Tennessee governor is taking a different approach. Politico
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