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President Donald Trump said "deeply troubled" Memphis, Tenn., is next on the list for a potential deployment of National Guard troops after a decrease in crime following the federal law enforcement surge in Washington, D.C.

Memphis has the highest violent crime rate in the entire United States of cities with over 250,000 people, with a rate of 2,501 per 100,000 people, WSMV reported , citing FBI data. Oakland, California, Detroit, Michigan, and Baltimore, Maryland, are right behind it, respectively.

The president said on "Fox & Friends" on Friday morning that he would have "preferred" sending troops into Chicago, where Democratic leaders have opposed a surge, but a major immigration enforcement operation is underway."

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