Overview

• Speaking at a Front Office Sports event, Smith said he has “no problem” with sending the National Guard, describing conditions as a crisis.
• OutKick founder Clay Travis backed the approach, crediting Washington, D.C., operations with saving lives and urging similar steps elsewhere.
• Trump has deployed National Guard troops in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., actions that The Hill reports have drawn strong Democratic criticism.
• The White House this week announced a Memphis Safe Task Force intended to replicate the recent federal law-enforcement model used in the nation’s capital.
• Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson have publicly rejected federal intervention, even as ABC7 reported 58 people were shot over the holiday weekend, up 87% from last year.