National Guard Deployment Planned for Memphis, Says Trump

The president also said he sees New Orleans as a city in “really bad shape.”

Armed National Guard members patrol the National Mall in Washington on Aug. 27, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times

President Donald Trump announced that the National Guard would be heading to Memphis to deal with crime.

The president made his comments on Sept. 12 during an interview with Fox News, saying that the administration would take on crime in the Tennessee city, and possibly others, such as New Orleans.