City Council votes down National Guard resolution

Updated: September 23, 2025 9:40 PM CT

Memphians stand in support of a Memphis City Council resolution urging Gov. Bill Lee not to send the National Guard to the city. (Samuel Hardiman/The Daily Memphian)

The resolution opposing the guard deployment as part of a larger anti-crime initiative by the Trump administration was defeated on a tie vote.

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