Washington, Sept. 16 -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed a memorandum ordering the National Guard to Memphis, a Democratic-led city in the state of Tennessee, to address what he called "rampant crime.""The city of Memphis, Tennessee, is suffering from tremendous levels of violent crime that have overwhelmed its local government's ability to respond effectively," according to the memorandum signed in the White House Oval Office.
Memphis is the third U.S. city in recent months to see National Guard troops deployed in its streets after Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.
The Memorandum established a Memphis Safe Task Force tasked with "ending street and violent crime in Memphis to the greatest possible extent," including by coordina...