President Donald Trump has taken the credit for a drop in crime rates in Memphis, Tennessee, claiming recent federal actions under his direction are responsible for the city's progress.

He wrote on Truth Social on Sunday: "The only reason crime is somewhat down in Memphis is because the FBI , and others in the Federal Government, at my direction, have been working there for 5 months... But the real work by us has barely begun. That happens after we make the official announcement that WE'RE COMING... ONLY I CAN SAVE THEM!!!"

Why It Matters

Since Trump's Friday announcement that he would deploy the National Guard to Memphis, as part of a broader national crime crackdown, critics have pointed out that, while the city has one of the worst crime rates in the country, it is currently lo

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