Trump pulls National Guard troops out of some cities — but not Memphis
Members of the Tennessee National Guard watch over the AutoZone Liberty Bowl parade down Beale Street on Jan. 1. (Greg Campbell/Special to The Daily Memphian)
President Donald Trump’s administration may have rescinded the deployments of federalized National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, but Tennessee guardsmen don’t appear to be leaving Memphis streets anytime soon.
A White House spokesperson told The Daily Memphian in an email after this story was initially published that there are no planned changes for troops in Memphis.Â
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Aarron Fleming
Aarron Fleming covers public safety for The Daily Memphian, focusing on crime and the local court system. He earned his bachelor’s in journalism and strategic media from the University of Memphis.
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