US President Donald Trump speaks looks on after signing an order sending National Guard troops to Memphis, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on September 15, 2025. US President Donald Trump said on September 15 he was signing an order sending a federal "task force" including National Guard troops to the city of Memphis, in the latest stage of his crime crackdown that critics have branded authoritarian. "The effort will include the National Guard as well as the FBI" and other federal agencies, Trump told reporters at a signing ceremony in the Oval Office, adding that it was "very important because of the crime that's going on." (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP)