NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — As Tennessee National Guard troops patrol the streets of Memphis, News 2 got clarification from Governor Bill Lee about whether troops could be deployed to Nashville.
Lee confirmed to News 2 that “there’s been no discussion” about deploying the National Guard to Music City. The clarification came after U.S. Representative Andy Ogles (R-Tennessee) said the National Guard should be deployed to Nashville in a post on X and in a radio interview in recent weeks.
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“We’ve got to revisit this conversation about crime in America, drugs in America, and how do we root out this problem?” Ogles said during an interview on SuperTalk 99.7 WTN’s The Matt Murphy Show.
In late August, Governor Lee was asked by a reporter if National Guard troops should be sent to Memphis. At the time, Lee said there were “no circumstances that currently exist that we believe warrant that.” About a week later, Lee softened his stance.…