National Guard should be ‘force multiplier’ for MPD, Lee says
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee listens as President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Sept. 15, 2025, in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP)
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee does not have a date for when the Tennessee National Guard would arrive in Memphis but said in an interview Tuesday afternoon that it would be “sooner than later.”
“Part of our plan is just to make sure people know when we know ... We obviously want the community to understand when this is going to happen, what it’s going to look like, how many soldiers there are going to be, how many police officers there are going to be, how many troopers there will be,” Lee said. “The more we tell Memphians, the better off it’s going to be.”
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Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise reporter who focuses on government and politics. He began his career at the Tulsa World where he covered business and K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development. He then served as the Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on the intersection of government, public policy, influence and how public dollars are spent.
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