United States President Donald Trump says he will send National Guard troops to Memphis, Tennessee, to combat crime, following his administration’s unprecedented police takeover in the capital, Washington, last month.

Trump has sought to make crime a central issue even as violent crime rates have fallen in many cities. His crackdown on Democratic-led municipalities has spurred protests, including a demonstration by several thousand people in Washington last weekend.

“We’re going to Memphis. Memphis is deeply troubled. The mayor is happy … We’re going to fix that just like we did Washington,” Trump told Fox News on Friday.

The office of Memphis Mayor Paul Young did not immediately respond to a request by Reuters news agency for comment.

Memphis, a city of 611,000 people along the Missis

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