Trump has vowed to ‘repair’ the Democratic-led metropolis of Memphis, Tennessee, by launching a taskforce to crack down on crime after shelving plans for the same operation in Chicago.
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The US President Donald Trump, joined by the Tennessee Republican Governor Invoice Lee, has established a job drive to tackle crime within the metropolis of Memphis. The Democratic-led metropolis is the most recent to face a Trump administration crackdown on crime, following Washington DC. Trump has vowed to ‘repair’ town after shelving plans for the same operation in Chicago, reportedly attributable to opposition from native and state officers. Memphis’ mayor, Paul Younger, additionally has voiced opposition to the plan, arguing that crime already is falling with out federal intervention. The president mentioned on Monday, nonetheless, that Memphis is ‘overrun’ with carjackings, robberies and shootings, in addition to different crimes. Additionally: for the reason that Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan 4 years in the past, there’s been an enormous surge in childhood malnutrition – we’ll deliver you a particular report from contained in the nation, and there is been foul-play on the world stone skimming championship in Scotland – allegations of dishonest have ‘rocked’ the event.
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