{"id":2515706,"date":"2025-11-29T14:48:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-29T19:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-guard-presence-divides-memphis\/"},"modified":"2025-11-29T14:49:41","modified_gmt":"2025-11-29T19:49:41","slug":"national-guard-presence-divides-memphis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-guard-presence-divides-memphis\/","title":{"rendered":"National Guard presence divides Memphis"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">10<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnational-guard-presence-divides-memphis%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2515706&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses differing opinions in Memphis regarding the deployment of National Guard troops as part of the Trump administration&#8217;s &#8220;Make Memphis Matter&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nyt-floats-inside-job-conspiracy-after-lee-zeldin-attackers-quick-release\/\" title=\"NYT Floats Inside Job Conspiracy After Lee Zeldin Attacker\u2019s Quick Release\">anti-crime campaign<\/a>. Republican state Senator Brent Taylor supports the National Guard presence, believing it is indeed necessary to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >improve safety adn revitalize<\/a> the city. conversely,Democratic state Representative Gabby Salinas opposes the deployment,criticizing it for lacking transparency and joining a lawsuit challenging it. Salinas argues that crime was already declining prior to the troops&#8217; arrival and that the military presence instills fear rather than security. The article highlights a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-to-force-vote-on-biden-nominee-who-dismantled-iran-sanctions\/\" title=\"Dems to push for vote on Biden nominee who dismantled Iran sanctions.\">broader partisan divide<\/a> over President Trump&#8217;s efforts to send National Guard troops to Democrat-led cities. Additionally, a Tennessee court has temporarily blocked further deployment of the troops while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-appeals-court-blocks-joe-bidens-sanctuary-policy\/\" title=\"Federal Appeals Court Blocks Joe Biden\u2019s Sanctuary Policy\">legal challenges continue<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">National Guard presence divides Memphis<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2412957\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>(The Center Square)&nbsp;&ndash; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\">Republican<\/a> state Sen. Brent Taylor and Democratic state Rep. Gabby Salinas have a deep love for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/memphis\/\">Memphis<\/a> as well as different ideas about the presence of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-guard\/\">National Guard<\/a> troops in their city.<\/p>\n<p>To Taylor, the troops are necessary as part of the &ldquo;Make Memphis Matter&rdquo; campaign, the Trump administration&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/news\/crime\/\">anti-crime<\/a> initiative launched in September.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3901817\/assaults-against-ice-up\/\">Assaults against ICE up 1,153% in 11 months<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3901669\/dc-law-enforcement-join-national-guard-troops-patrol-after-shooting\/\">DC law enforcement to join National Guard troops on patrol after shooting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/3901602\/nearly-50-cars-vandalized-great-wolf-lodge-thieves-taking-one-handgun\/\">Nearly 50 cars vandalized at Great Wolf Lodge, with thieves taking one handgun<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;To make Memphis matter, we have to make Memphis safe,&rdquo; Taylor said.<\/p>\n<p>Salinas has joined a lawsuit challenging the troops&rsquo; deployment, in part because she says the mission lacks transparency.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When we heard rumors about the deployment of the National Guard here at the office, you know, I wrote my first letter to the governor asking him more details, how many people, what is specifically are they going to be doing? What is how they&rsquo;re measuring success? When are they going to be leaving?&rdquo; Salinas said. &ldquo;At what point do they say, &lsquo;OK, we achieved what we were out to achieve,&rsquo; none of which those questions were ever answered.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Their stances illustrate a partisan divide over President Trump&rsquo;s efforts to send National Guard troops to U.S. cities led by Democrats. Trump and Republicans have framed it as an effort to crack down on crime.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the courts, the deployments have been struck down in Portland, Oregon, Washington, D.C., Illinois, and Tennessee. Chancery Court Judge Patricia Moskal this month issued a temporary injunction barring Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, a Republican, from continuing to deploy troops. They remain in place while the state appeals the case.<\/p>\n<p>Tennessee&rsquo;s crime crackdown began in the summer before the troops arrived and resulted in numerous arrests and indictments, Taylor said. The state has allocated $100 million to combat crime in Memphis.<\/p>\n<p>Salinas said crime was declining in Memphis before the arrival of the troops and the &ldquo;Make Memphis Matter&rdquo; task force.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We were seeing a 25-year low. There was progress being made. So, in my opinion, I think they&rsquo;re trying to take credit for the work that was already going on,&rdquo; Salinas said.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor and Salinas also differ on the effects the National Guard and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-increase-presence-at-shopping-malls-crowded-areas-in-northern-virginia-amid-isis-terror-threat-report\/\" title=\"Police Increase ... At Shopping Malls, Crowded Areas In Northern Virginia Amid ISIS Terror Threat: Report\">increased law enforcement presence<\/a> are having on Memphis.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m hearing from constituents every day that said, &lsquo;We swore off Grizzlies games, we swore off plays at the Orpheum, we quit going downtown to the restaurants,&#8217;&rdquo; Taylor said. &ldquo;We had a lot of downtown restaurants closed because, look, nobody really thought they were going to be murdered when they went downtown, but they didn&rsquo;t want to come out from a Grizzlies game (University of Memphis) basketball game or a play at the Orpheum and find their car broken into and all the hassle that goes along with that.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/columnists\/3901532\/what-drove-the-dc-shooter-byron-york\/\">BYRON YORK: WHAT DROVE THE DC SHOOTER?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Salinas said efforts to send the military into local communities &ldquo;are putting a lot of fear into people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They&rsquo;re not respecting our Constitution. They&rsquo;re casting a wide net,&rdquo; Salinas said. &ldquo;They are stopping people and asking questions later. We&rsquo;re not seeing a targeted approach where, &lsquo;OK, these are warrants that we&rsquo;re going to go after today and we&rsquo;re going to put all efforts behind finding these people.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National Guard presence splits Memphis leaders&#8217; views<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2869,"featured_media":2515707,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Feat.CivilMC2.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[5985,15976,37479,4542,3646],"class_list":["post-2515706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-community","tag-memphis","tag-national-guard","tag-protest","tag-security"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Feat.CivilMC2.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2515706"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515706\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2515710,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2515706\/revisions\/2515710"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2515707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2515706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2515706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2515706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}