WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump signed an order Monday sending the National Guard into Memphis to combat crime, offering another major test of the limits of presidential power by using military force in American cities. With Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee visiting the Oval Office, Trump said troops would be deployed and join a special task force in the city comprised of officials from various federal agencies, including the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the US Marshal’s service.

Il presidente Trump ha annunciato che invierà truppe della Guardia Nazionale a Memphis per affrontare il persistente alto tasso di criminalità della città

Trump announced Friday that he plans to send troops to the Tennessee city next.

Trump signs a proclamation establishing a task force to take on crime in the Democrat-led city despite opposition from its mayor.

Tennessee is considered a red state, but Memphis has a Democratic-led municipal government

US-Präsident Donald Trump macht seine Drohungen wahr: Um Verbrechen und Gewalt zu bekämpfen, kommt in der dritten Stadt – Memphis in Tennessee – die Nationalgarde zum Einsatz.…

Firmato l’ordine nello Studio Ovale, la prossima sarà Chicago

Move is latest push by administration to expand military-led response to urban crime in Democratic-run cities

The president repeated that Chicago, New Orleans and other Democratic-run cities could be next.

The city’s Democratic mayor, Paul Young, says the ‘decision has been made’ but does not think it will drive down crime.

President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Monday to deploy U.S. National Guard troops into Tennessee to "restore law and order" in the city of Memphis.

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump signed an order Monday sending the National Guard into Memphis to combat crime, offering another major test of the limits of presidential power…