{"id":2582966,"date":"2026-03-23T15:28:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T19:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-guard-members-patrolling-cities-will-get-active-duty-benefits-trump\/"},"modified":"2026-03-23T15:32:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T19:32:44","slug":"national-guard-members-patrolling-cities-will-get-active-duty-benefits-trump","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/national-guard-members-patrolling-cities-will-get-active-duty-benefits-trump\/","title":{"rendered":"National Guard members patrolling cities will get active-duty benefits: Trump"},"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\">20<\/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-members-patrolling-cities-will-get-active-duty-benefits-trump%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=2582966&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>Trump announced that National Guard members deployed under his national crime initiative will begin receiving active-duty benefits. He made the remark during a Tennessee visit that highlighted the Memphis Safe Task Force, described as a bold federal intervention involving the National Guard and multiple agencies. A directive signed by the secretary of war will extend the same active-duty benefits to Guardsmen serving on this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-to-show-lockdowns-are-killing-more-people-than-the-virus\/\" title=\"How To Show Lockdowns Are Killing More People Than The Virus\">task force<\/a>, in D.C., New Orleans, and on border-security missions. Normally, National Guard members recieve part-time pay and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/do-not-transition-your-kids-california-teen-tells-her-heartbreaking-story-in-support-of-desantis-plan\/\" title=\"\u2018Do Not Transition Your Kids\u2019: California Teen Tells Her Heartbreaking Story In Support Of DeSantis Plan\">subsidized health care<\/a>, with full active-duty benefits only while deployed; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >active-duty members receive full pay<\/a>, housing, health care, tuition assistance, and retirement benefits.The White House declined to comment on the benefit upgrade, and the Pentagon did not respond to inquiries. The Memphis task force has made thousands of arrests and seized more than 1,200 illegal firearms, and Memphis recorded its lowest murder total since 2019, a 40% drop from the previous year. A related video of Trump\u2019s remarks is linked.  <\/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\">Trump says National Guard members patrolling US cities will get active-duty benefits<\/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_2541145\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4500222\/trump-national-guard-assist-tsa-amid-shutdown\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> said Monday that National Guard members deployed as part of his national crime initiative will begin receiving active-duty benefits.<\/p>\n<p>Trump announced the move during a visit to Tennessee to highlight the work of the Memphis Safe Task Force, described by White House officials as &ldquo;a decisive, aggressive federal intervention involving the National Guard and a host of federal agencies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4500570\/trump-senate-voter-id-homeland-security-funding-jesus\/\">Trump tells Senate to attach voter ID to DHS funding &#8216;for Jesus&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4500462\/trump-kennedy-center-lawsuit-preservationists-legacy-in-peril\/\">Trump sued over Kennedy Center plans as preservationists warn legacy &#8216;in peril&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4500078\/watch-live-trump-memphis-safe-task-force-roundtable\/\">WATCH LIVE: Trump participates in Memphis Safe Task Force roundtable<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;The secretary of war just signed a directive to ensure that all National Guard members serving on this task force, as well as in D.C., New Orleans, and our border security missions, will receive the same benefits as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-press-sec-mocks-conservative-twitter-i-am-going-to-circle-back\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Press Sec Mocks \u2018Conservative Twitter\u2019: \u2018I Am Going To Circle Back\u2019\">active duty troops<\/a>,&rdquo; Trump said. &ldquo;Because you deserve it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Typically, National Guard members receive part-time pay and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/millions-of-deaths-by-a-thousand-tax-cuts-not-quite-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Millions of deaths by a thousand tax cuts? Not quite - Washington Examiner\">subsidized healthcare options<\/a> and then active-duty benefits while on deployment. Active-duty military members receive full-time pay, subsidized housing, no-cost healthcare, tuition assistance, and retirement plans.<\/p>\n<p>White House officials declined to comment on <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4491685\/trump-signs-executive-order-housing-crisis\/\">Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s announcement upgrading the benefits for National Guard members. The Pentagon did not respond to questions about the upgrade in benefits.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4500222\/trump-national-guard-assist-tsa-amid-shutdown\/\"><strong>TRUMP MAY DEPLOY NATIONAL GUARD TO ASSIST TSA AMID GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A White House official told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the Memphis task force has made upwards of 7,400 arrests and seized more than 1,200 illegal firearms off Memphis&rsquo; streets. 2025 was Memphis&rsquo;s first year with fewer than 200 recorded murders since 2019, a 40% drop compared to the year prior.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s comments can be seen in full below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"jwwjmWKMWjM\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"President Trump Participates in the Memphis Safe Task Force Roundtable\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jwwjmWKMWjM?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure>\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>Trump guards patrolling cities get active-duty benefits<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4225,"featured_media":2582967,"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\/2026\/03\/AP26082617252270.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[76394,76393,76395,3634],"class_list":["post-2582966","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-active-duty-benefits","tag-national-guard-2","tag-patrolling-cities","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/AP26082617252270.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582966","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\/4225"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2582966"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582966\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2582970,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2582966\/revisions\/2582970"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2582967"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2582966"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2582966"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2582966"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}