Trump Visits Memphis for Crime Task Force Event, Graceland Trip

President Donald Trump visited Memphis, Tennessee, on Monday to highlight the achievements of the Memphis Safe Task Force, a federal initiative aimed at reducing violent crime, and announced plans to visit Graceland, the former home of Elvis Presley, afterward.

The trip centered on a roundtable meeting at a Tennessee Air National Guard hangar, attended by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Attorney General Pam Bondi. Launched in September 2025 under the Department of Justice, the task force brings together federal, state, and local law enforcement to target homicides, illegal firearms, drug trafficking, and sex offenses in Memphis, which had one of the highest per capita violent crime rates in the country according to FBI data. Since its inception, the effort has resulted in more than 7,100 arrests and the seizure of over 1,200 illegal firearms. Local law enforcement reports indicate overall crime has declined by about 43 percent compared to the previous year, with notable drops in killings, muggings, and assaults.

During the meeting, Trump praised the task force's progress, crediting federal intervention with improving safety in the city. "Memphis is known all over the world,"...