Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said Friday afternoon that he will speak with President Donald Trump about the deployment of National Guard troops to Memphis.
The president announced the deployment on the Friday morning edition of Fox News' Fox and Friends to address the crime problem in the city.
Lee said he has been in constant communication with Trump about Memphis for months.
"The next phase will include a comprehensive mission with the Tennessee National Guard, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Memphis Police Department, and other law enforcement agencies, and we are working closely with the Trump administration to determine the most effective role for each of these agencies to best serve Memphians," Lee said. "Our goal is to accelerate the positive momentum of Operation Viper – an ongoing FBI mission in Memphis with a dedicated task force of federal, state, and local law enforcement that has already arrested hundreds of the most violent offenders."
