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Trump Deploys National Guard to Memphis
Above: U.S. President Donald Trump signing a memorandum in the Oval Office on Sept. 15, 2025. Image copyright: Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
The Spin
Republican narrative
This federal intervention is desperately needed in America's most violent city. Crime statistics show that local authorities have badly failed to protect Memphis' citizens. The successful D.C. model proves federal resources work, and Tennessee's governor was right to request federal assistance.
Democratic narrative
Any military deployment against U.S. cities is a dangerous authoritarian overreach that violates constitutional principles. The Founders specifically warned against standing armies on domestic soil, and federal courts have already ruled such deployments illegal under the Posse Comitatus Act.