Memphis Mayor ‘Not Happy’ About Trump National Guard Deployment
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Trump announced Friday that he plans to send troops to the Tennessee city next.
Memphis Mayor Paul Young pushed back on any implication that he welcomes President Donald Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to the city, telling CNN on Saturday that he isn’t happy about it.
“Well, I’m certainly not happy about the National Guard,” Young said in an interview on CNN’s “First of All.” “I am looking forward to trying to find ways to invest in the things that we’re already doing to address crime in our city.”
Young’s statements counter Trump’s characterization of his position.
On Friday, Trump said Young, a Democrat, and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican, were both “happy” about the possibility of the impending deployment.
“Memphis is deeply troubled and the mayor is happy, he’s a Democrat mayor, ... and the governor — Tennessee — the governor is happy,” Trump said while announcing the city would be the next location for his purported crime crackdown after Illinois leaders vehemently opposed his efforts to send troops to Chicago.
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