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President Trump said Memphis is next on the list of cities where he wants to deploy National Guard troops to fight crime.

Tennessee’s Republican governor supports the move, but the mayor of Memphis says it’s not a good idea.

President Donald Trump says he’s sending the National Guard to Memphis to fight crime.

Trump made the comments Friday morning in an interview on "Fox and Friends," adding to the list of cities he says are "deeply troubled" and in need of fixing .

What they're saying:

Trump said he decided to send troops into Memphis after Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena urged him earlier this week to address crime in the city. Vena used to regularly visit the city when he served on the board of FedEx.

Vena was in the Oval Office to pitch the benefits of Union Pacific’s p

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