CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago-area leaders are reacting after President Donald Trump said he would be sending the National Guard to Memphis and not Chicago on Friday.

This decision represents a victory of sorts for the many Democrats and community activists who had pushed back over the president's plan to send the National Guard to Chicago.

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"We're going to Memphis. Memphis is deeply troubled, and the mayor is happy. He's a Democrat. The mayor is happy, and the governor Tennessee, the governor is happy. Deeply troubled. We're going to fix that just like we did Washington. I would have preferred going to Chicago," Trump said.

The president made the announcement about sending the guard to Memphis live on Fox News.

Trump had previously

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