(NewsNation) — President Donald Trump and FBI Director Kash Patel are set to address nationwide efforts to fight crime Wednesday afternoon.

A White House official confirmed Trump and Patel will be giving an update on nationwide progress in reducing crime.

Efforts by the administration to crack down on crime have come with pushback from local leaders and court battles.

Trump deployed the National Guard in Washington, D.C., and Memphis, Tennessee, to fight crime. He has also attempted to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago and Portland, Oregon, but has been blocked by the courts.

While the Republican governor of Tennessee asked the president to send troops, leaders in the other cities have pushed back, noting that statistics show crime is down and saying federal help is not needed.

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