Trump Brings Crime-Fighting Success to Memphis

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   Sharlee01posted 46 hours ago

   
   
   "President Donald Trump signed a memorandum Monday establishing a task force to address crime in Memphis, Tennessee, akin to his initiative cracking down on crime in Washington.
   
   "I'm signing a presidential memorandum to establish the Memphis Safe Task Force," Trump said in the Oval Office Monday. "And it's very important because of the crime that's going on, not only in Memphis, in many cities, that we're going to take care of all of them a step by step, just like we did in D.C."
   
   Trump said the effort would include the National Guard, the FBI, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Drug Enforcement Administration, Homeland Security Investigations and Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
   
   Trump said in a Friday interview with "Fox & Friends" that Memphis, Tennessee, is "troubled" and that "we’re going to fix that just like we did Washington."
   
   Trump initially mobilized 800 D.C. National Guard troops to reduce crime in Washington Aug. 11. Additionally, National Guard troops from Ohio, West Virginia, South Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee were dispatched to support the Trump administration’s effort.
   
   "It’s very important because of the crime that’s going on, not only in Memphis, in many cities," Trump said Monday. "The task force will be a replica of our extraordinarily successful efforts here, and you’ll see it’s a lot of the same thing."
   
   National Guard troops are reserve forces that are activated to handle state and federal operations, like natural disasters. State governments typically oversee their respective National Guard forces. However, the federal government oversees the District of Columbia National Guard.
   
   Trump said that the request to address crime in Memphis came from Tennessee's Republican Gov. Bill Lee. Meanwhile, Memphis' Mayor Paul Young, a Democrat, said in a Saturday interview with CNN that he wasn't "happy" about the upcoming deployment."
   
   https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump- … -crackdown

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   Sharlee01posted 46 hours ago

   Just my view ---  President Trump continues to show strong leadership and a results-driven approach in tackling crime across the country. His decision to establish the Memphis Safe Task Force mirrors the effective measures he implemented in D.C., bringing together federal agencies and the National Guard to directly address rising crime. It’s impressive to see a president take concrete action, step by step, to protect communities and ensure public safety. Initiatives like this demonstrate his commitment to law and order and his hands-on approach to solving real problems that affect everyday Americans.
   
   Working on keeping promises.

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      wildernessposted 31 hours agoin reply to this

      Time will tell.  It is my expectation that all his efforts in DC (and likely anywhere else) are going to work only as long as federal forces are there in large numbers.
      
      As soon as they leave the local politicians will revert right back to "business as usual", criminals will again go free and cops will once more be hamstrung and unable to perform their duties.
      
      Time will tell.

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         Sharlee01posted 30 hours agoin reply to this

         I completely agree-- time will tell. But I also love to see a warm body in the White House trying like hell to do something--- try something other than get out the big ass broom, and sweep under a carpet that must be mountain tall by now.  Could it work to wake up citizens in these cities, to just how nice it is to live with little to no crime?

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            wildernessposted 30 hours agoin reply to this

            Yes, it is nice to see someone trying something other than pretending it doesn't happen, placating criminals, and encouraging more of the same.  Trump has certainly left the road liberals follow!
            
            I do think some will awaken and look around at how nice it CAN be.  And the loud voices of the left will be screaming through their tears about the intolerance towards criminals that were, after all, created by the evil racist white people.  Will those voices win, or will reason assert itself?

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               Sharlee01posted 29 hours agoin reply to this

               But many may simply realize how freeing it is to no longer live in constant fear. Many might even wonder why no one helped them sooner. We can only hope that we hear the voices on the left screaming, wringing their hands. It will serve to further our point; their ideologies are something they made others live with, while they were cozy and warm and safe. 
               
               I say reason will win; it has already been winning, but they just did not take note of it. I did-----

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         Willowarborposted 24 hours agoin reply to this

         The" business as usual," meaning that crime was trending down?  Why cut crime funding for programs that were working in cities?  Creating a problem to say that you can come in and "solve it"??  I mean that's what the Trump Administration did. Makes no sense to then spend a million dollars a day for guard to come in pick up trash and plant flowers...
         
         This isn't a strategy, it's a performance.   How does sending in the guard address crime in the long run?  What strategies are backed by data that have been shown to effectively reduce crime? 
         
         And please if you can't or don't want to answer the questions just ignore it I don't want to read the waffling and pretzeling...

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   Ken Burgessposted 29 hours ago

   Memphis resident: “It's just so dangerous that you can't get out of your car. You can't go to the grocery store... So, yeah, I want to see the crime stop”
   
   https://x.com/DefiantLs/status/1967983392747889017

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      Willowarborposted 24 hours agoin reply to this

      How to send in the guard, who cannot perform law enforcement functions, address crime?  And you realize that crime is trending down in memphis? Trump has taken funding away from cities for programs.... How is how is that a  solution?   This makes absolutely no sense in the long run.

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   Sharlee01posted 4 hours ago

   Making America Safe Again
   
   He delivered a six-pack of whoop-ass they won’t forget anytime soon.
   
   When I listened to Director Kash Patel’s testimony yesterday, what stood out most was the clear, operational emphasis: he described a concentrated effort to surge federal resources into the FBI’s field offices and to partner more closely with local police where violent crime and exploitation were concentrated. He framed these moves as part of a broader, nationwide push to restore public safety by putting more boots and more casework capacity directly into the communities that need it.
   
   Patel gave the initiative a name that has already been used publicly: Operation Restore Justice. He explained that the operation is not a one-off press release but a coordinated, multi-office campaign, working across all 55 FBI field offices and in partnership with U.S. Attorney offices, to identify, track, and arrest violent offenders and predators and to rescue victims. The DOJ and FBI have used that name in their May rollout and follow-up briefings.
   
   The results Patel highlighted during the hearing are significant and come directly from his sworn testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Operation Restore Justice, first announced in May, has already delivered impressive reductions in crime across the nation.
   
   Kash Patel’s Reported Results Since Taking Office (Feb 21, 2025)
   
   Metric / Claim    Kash Patel’s Reported Numbers
   Sworn-in date    Feb 21, 2025
   
   Gun crime (Washington, D.C., month-over-month)    Down 60%
   
   Carjackings (Washington, D.C., month-over-month)    Down 74%
   
   Homicides (Washington, D.C., month-over-month)    Down 53%
   
   Violent criminals arrested (since Feb 21, 2025)    23,000+ arrests
   
   Illegal firearms removed (since Feb 21, 2025)    6,000+ firearms seized
   
   Child victims identified/located    4,700+ victims (Patel said this is a 35% increase over last year’s period)
   
   Child predators arrested    ~1,500 arrests (Patel said 5% increase vs last year’s period)
   
   Human traffickers arrested    ~300 arrests (Patel said 10% increase vs last year’s period)
   
   Tren de Aragua gang arrests    350+ members arrested; 42 ongoing cases (Patel said 250% increase vs last year’s period)
   
   Drug seizures (since Feb 21, 2025)    ~1,500 kg fentanyl seized, along with large quantities of meth and cocaine
   
   My sources
   https://www.c-span.org/event/house-comm … ing/436431
   https://www.fbi.gov/news/speeches-and-t … hatgpt.com
   https://www.fbi.gov/news/speeches-and-t … hatgpt.com
   https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice- … hatgpt.com
   
   I have to say, Kash Patel has proven exactly why President Trump was right to put him in charge of the FBI. The results we’re seeing in just a few short months speak for themselves: major reductions in violent crime, thousands of dangerous criminals taken off the streets, and real progress against human trafficking and gangs like Tren de Aragua. Yes, the Democrats blasted him during the hearing, but that only shows how effective he’s been.
   
   The Democrats pounded him for letting go of certain employees they named and for turning down a half-billion dollars in wasteful spending. Kash made it clear he wouldn’t discuss those employees because they have ongoing lawsuits pending, and he wasn’t about to interfere with that process. Hopefully, I won’t see anyone jumping in with the usual “what ifs” on my thread. Or maybe just relish in the fact that someone is finally doing something about crime,  and the stats prove it’s working.

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      Willowarborposted 2 hours agoin reply to this

      So are we going to continue using the guard indefinitely in random cities that suit Trump's fancy at the cost of $1 million per day? Or are we going to actually reinstate the money for programs and policing that was working before these theatrics????  I mean Bowser stated that the funding that was cut was earmarked for policing LOL...

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