Cohen says mayor has little choice in National Guard deployment to Memphis: ‘The mayor’s got a tough job’
“Washington is not a lot different now than it was before the National Guard came,” Congressman Steve Cohen said of President Trump’s claim that his takeover made the city safer. Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
“If (Trump) will say ... after the National Guard leaves and tells the world that Memphis is the safest city in the world, Donald come on,” U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen said Friday.
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