Following the apparent success of his ordered deployment of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., to help reduce street crime in the capital city, President Donald Trump has repeatedly suggested that he is considering similar troop deployments to other major cities with high crime rates.

On Friday, Trump revealed that Memphis, Tennessee, was the "next city" he intended to inundate with federal law enforcement resources and National Guard troops, if not also active-duty military units, to address that locale's higher-than-average crime problems, according to the Washington Examiner.

The president has the support of the state's Republican governor and other top GOP leaders for the move, but has received some hesitancy and pushback from the southern city's Democratic leadership.

Troops are headed to crime-ridden Memphis

During a Friday appearance on "Fox & Friends," the Examiner reported that President Trump announced of his national crime crackdown plans, "We’re going to Memphis. That’s the next city. Memphis is deeply troubled, and the mayor is happy. He’s a Democrat mayor."

"We’re going to fix that just like we did Washington," he continued, though he acknowledged that he "would have preferred going to Chicago" next, where the idea of a National Guard troop deployment has been met with broad and staunch opposition from local and state Democratic leaders.

The president also suggested that he was willing to bring additional forces to bear if National Guard troops proved inadequate at getting Memphis' crime problems under control, as he added, "And by the way, we’ll bring in the military too, if we need it."

Gov. Lee, Sen. Blackburn cheer for National Guard deployment to Memphis

Republican Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee said in a Friday statement, "For months, I have been in constant communication with the Trump Administration to develop a multi-phased, strategic plan to combat crime in Memphis, leveraging the full extent of both federal and state resources."

"The next phase will include a comprehensive mission with the Tennessee National Guard, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Tennessee Highway Patrol, Memphis Police Department, and other law enforcement agencies, and we are working closely with the Trump Administration to determine the most effective role for each of these agencies to best serve Memphians," he continued.

The governor noted that an ongoing FBI operation in Memphis had "already arrested hundreds of the most violent offenders" in the city, which he was supporting with the deployment of additional state law enforcement resources, and further thanked President Trump for his attention and support while he noted that the "details of the mission" would be worked out in the coming days.

Joining the governor in cheering on the National Guard deployment to Memphis was Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), who is running to succeed Gov. Lee, who said in a press release on Friday of the federal resource surge to the city, "We are grateful for everything President Trump has already done to Make Memphis Safe Again with the help of FBI Director Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi."

"Today, President Trump answered my call to do whatever it takes to Make Memphis Safe Again, and I applaud his decision to send the National Guard to Memphis following his tremendous success in reducing violent crime in Washington, D.C.," she added. "Time and time again, President Trump has stepped in to restore law and order in blue cities that refuse to protect their own citizens, and I will continue working alongside the Trump administration to hold left-wing officials accountable for the consequences of soft-on-crime agendas."

Democratic mayor not thrilled about impending troop deployment

As for Trump's claim that the Democratic Memphis mayor was "happy" about the impending troop deployment, that may not be entirely the case, as the Associated Press reported that Memphis Mayor Paul Young told reporters during a press conference, "I did not ask for the National Guard and I don’t think it’s the way to drive down crime," though he did acknowledge the city's problems and expressed gratitude for the additional federal law enforcement resources.

After noting his opposition to National Guard troops, according to Newsweek, Young stated, "However, that decision has been made. As the mayor of the city of Memphis, my career is to make sure that we work strategically to ensure that this happens in a way that truly benefits and strengthens our community."

He further noted of the extra federal agents -- primarily from the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives -- in the city, "Those are the things that I believe will truly help us be able to support law enforcement and reduce violent crime."

"I do not support the National Guard. However, they are [the governor's to deploy] -- it's not the mayor's call," Young reiterated to a local news outlet. "The mayor doesn't have ... an authority to stop them. My goal is to make sure that as they come that I have an opportunity to work with them, to strategize on how they engage in this community."