President Trump on Friday said he plans to send federal troops to Tennessee to “fix” the city of Memphis , much like his recent crackdown on crime in the nation’s capitol.

He said he also remains intent on putting soldiers in the streets of Chicago, despite Democratic state and city leaders asking him to abort that idea.

The president announced his plans during an appearance on Fox News, where he said the deployment would include National Guard troops “and anybody else we need,” which could involve military personnel.

“Memphis is deeply troubled,” Trump said. “We’re gonna fix that just like we did Washington.”

Trump didn’t say when he planned to have troops occupy Memphis or if there were any legal hurdles to clear before that could happen.

According to the president, local of

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