Trump Says He'll Send National Guard to 'Deeply Troubled' Memphis

The president said on "Fox & Friends" that he wanted to replicate the results of his deployment of the National Guard in Washington, D.C., ABC News reported.

"Memphis is deeply troubled," he said during the interview. "We're going to fix that, just like we did in Washington."

Trump said part of the crime crackdown could include federal forces, National Guard and even "the military, too," if needed into Memphis.

"And anybody else we need," Trump said of the forces he planned to send into Memphis.

Trump has said that local leaders across the country should ask for federal help and indicated that he has such backing from Tennessee officials.

"The mayor is happy. He's a Democrat mayor, the mayor is happy. And the governor, Tennessee, the governor is happy," he said.

Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's office said in a statement on X that he would be speaking with Trump to "work out the details."

"I'm grateful for the President's unwavering support and commitment to providing every resource necessary to serve Memphians, and I look forward to working with local officials and law enforcement to continue delivering results," he said in the post on Friday afternoon.

There have been 29,978 reported crime incidents in Memphis in 2025 as of Sept. 11, a roughly 44% drop from the same period in 2024 when there were 53,805 reported incidents, according to data from the city.

Homicides in the city dropped nearly 30% during the year with 182 reported incidents in 2025 so far compared to 261 during the same period last year, the data showed.

Trump's comments on Friday come amid his push to crack down on crime nationwide -- including his federal law enforcement surge in Washington, D.C.