President Donald Trump says he’s sending the National Guard to Memphis to fight crime.

Trump made the comments Friday morning in an interview on "Fox and Friends," adding to the list of cities he says are "deeply troubled" and in need of fixing .

Why does Trump want to send troops to Memphis?

What they're saying:

Trump said he decided to send troops into Memphis after Union Pacific CEO Jim Vena urged him earlier this week to address crime in the city. Vena used to regularly visit the city when he served on the board of FedEx.

Vena was in the Oval Office to pitch the benefits of Union Pacific’s proposed $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern, but Trump said he asked Vena’s advice about where the administration should go next to "straighten out crime in the cities."

He said Ven

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