Sen. Marsha Blackburn arrives to a Senate Judiciary committee business meeting at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Trump announced his plan to make Memphis, which the FBI reported had the highest crime rate in the country, the next stop in his plan to crack down on crime in major cities on "Fox & Friends" Friday morning.
When asked about violence and Chicago, a city the president has strongly considered bringing the National Guard to next, Trump pivoted and said, "We’re going to Memphis."
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The incident occurred in Memphis, Tennessee, according to police. (Brad Vest/Getty Images)
Chicago had been in the administration's crosshairs for weeks following Trump's deployment of the National Guard in Washington, D.C., a move that came with his federalization of the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) last month.
But his tone on the city shifted earlier this week, when he told reporters, "We're working it out with the governor of a certain state that would love us to be there, and the mayor of a certain city in that same state would love us to be there."
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Meanwhile, Trump's federalization of the District's police ended on Wednesday. Under the Home Rule Act, Trump was given a 30-day window to control the local police force but was required to get an extension from Congress to maintain his grip.
That never came, nor did Trump's suggestion that he would skirt Congress by enacting a national emergency to maintain his control of the MPD. The National Guard presence in the city is expected to remain, however.
Fox News reached out to Mayor Paul Young and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee for comment but did not immediately hear back.
Alex Miller is a writer for Fox News Digital covering the U.S. Senate.
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