All of Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District Republican front-runners support a proposed action by President Trump to deploy National Guard troops in Memphis and Chicago.

Last month, the president deployed the guard in Washington, D.C. to combat crime.

On Sept. 1, U.S. Sen. Marsha Blackburn said that she supports deploying the guard in Memphis to “restore law and order in lawless cities across America." And District 5 U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles has called for the guard to deploy to both Memphis and Nashville.

Gov. Bill Lee told reporters last week that he is not planning on deploying the guard to Memphis and has not discussed the option with Trump, citing “significant investments” in state law enforcement per the Tennessee Lookout . Now this week, he's changed his tune, t

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