If the federal Government were really interested in helping to solve crime it would not be attacking anti-poverty programs. Instead of sending in troops, it would be supporting anti-crime and anti-poverty programs that have been successful in cities like Baltimore.
Thank you for your excellent article. Bringing National Guard troops who lack the experience needed in this situation is NOT a serious effort to solve the problems that city leaders and residents are facing in Memphis. It’s a thinly veiled threat to a Democratic city.
If the federal Government were really interested in helping to solve crime it would not be attacking anti-poverty programs. Instead of sending in troops, it would be supporting anti-crime and anti-poverty programs that have been successful in cities like Baltimore.
Hard to argue with the results! https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/16/baltimore-violent-crime-trump
Thank you for your excellent article. Bringing National Guard troops who lack the experience needed in this situation is NOT a serious effort to solve the problems that city leaders and residents are facing in Memphis. It’s a thinly veiled threat to a Democratic city.
No more Kent States!