Members of the Ohio National Guard patrol the National Mall, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Washington, D.C., after being deployed by orders from President Donald Trump鈥檚 administration.
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On Monday, Trump said such a deployment could soon be coming to 最新杏吧原创. He made his remarks during a press conference in the Oval Office after he signed a memo directing the National Guard and other federal personnel to Memphis.
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The possibility first came to light Friday, when Trump mentioned it on the Fox News show 鈥淔ox & Friends.鈥
President Donald Trump speaks Monday in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.
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But since that mention, the offices of GOP U.S. Sens. Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt 鈥 as well as Democratic U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell, whose district includes the city 鈥 have not heard any specific details of such a move.
最新杏吧原创 Mayor Cara Spencer said she has not been contacted about a National Guard deployment, and that the office of Gov. Mike Kehoe told her the same thing.
Trump鈥檚 idea seems to have been spurred by a conversation he had last week with Jim Vena, CEO of the Union Pacific railroad company. Vena was in Washington to talk about the railroad鈥檚 proposed $85 billion merger.
Trump said Vena endorsed sending the National Guard to Memphis and then suggested a similar move for 最新杏吧原创.
Trump said Vena told him: 鈥淪ir, please, do me a favor: 最新杏吧原创 has been so badly hit, so very hard.鈥
Union Pacific spokesperson Kristen South did not directly address the comment, saying in a statement that Vena and Trump鈥檚 meeting had 鈥渁ddressed the safety and security of all Americans ...鈥
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Members of the Ohio National Guard patrol the National Mall, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Washington, D.C., after being deployed by orders from President Donald Trump鈥檚 administration.
