Trump says he's sending the National Guard into Memphis to 'fix' crime like D.C.

President Donald Trump said Friday that he's planning to send federal law enforcement and the National Guard into Memphis, Tennessee, to lower crime in the city following his surge into Washington, D.C., over the last month.

President Donald Trump said Friday that he's planning to send federal law enforcement and the National Guard into Memphis, Tennessee, to lower crime in the city following his surge into Washington, D.C., over the last month.

"We’re going to Memphis. Memphis is deeply troubled," Trump said in an interview on Fox News’ “Fox and Friends” in New York. "The mayor is happy. He’s a Democrat. And the governor of Tennessee, the governor is happy. We’re gonna fix that just like we did Washington."

The president then raised the issue of lowering crime in New Orleans and Chicago, the latter city's crime rate being a frequent talking point of his.

"I can fix Chicago, much bigger than D.C., but we can bring in the military," Trump said. "We can bring in the National Guard. We’ll do what we have to do."

Trump said he decided on Memphis after someone on the board of Fedex, which is headquartered in that city, brought up the crime rate there to him.