Memphis Mayor Paul Young discusses President Donald Trump’s announcement that he will be sending National Guard troops to the city during a press conference on Friday. Chris Day/The Commercial Appeal/USA TODAY NETWORK/Imagn Images

Memphis is bracing for the potential arrival of the National Guard as President Donald Trump’s administration intensifies its efforts to crack down on crime across the nation’s major cities.

“We’re going to Memphis,” Trump told “Fox & Friends” in an interview Friday, calling the Democratic-led city “deeply troubled” and “we’re going to fix that just like we did Washington.”

Speaking to CNN , Mayor Paul Young said Saturday he was “not happy” about the National Guard potentially coming to his city, but that he was looking for ways to invest in addressing c

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