Trump says he’s sending the National Guard into Memphis to ‘fix’ crime like D.C.

President Donald Trump said Friday that he’s planning to send federal law enforcement and the National Guard into Memphis, Tennessee, to lower crime in the city following his surge into Washington, D.C. over the last month.

“We’re going to Memphis. Memphis is deeply troubled,” Trump said in an interview on Fox News’ “Fox and Friends” in New York. “The mayor is happy. He’s a Democrat. And the governor of Tennessee, the governor is happy. We’re gonna fix that just like we did Washington.”

The president then raised the issue of lowering crime in Chicago, a frequent talking point of his, saying, “I would’ve preferred going to Chicago,” and criticizing Democratic officials in the city for their opposition to the move.

Trump said he decided on Memphis after speaking with someone he knows on the board of Fedex who brought up the crime rate in the city.

“We’re going to Memphis.” Trump said. “I’m just announcing that now, and we’ll straighten that out — National Guard and anybody else we need. And by the way, we’ll bring in the military too if we need it.”

The office of the Memphis Mayor Paul Young didn’t immediately respond to NBC News’ request for comment.