Stephen Miller Says Memphis Safe Task Force Will Stop Gangs From Taking Over Neighborhoods: ‘That Bullshit Is Done!’
White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller told the Memphis law enforcement officials Wednesday that the days of gangbangers being allowed to control parts of the city are over.
“The idea that there is a square inch of block in this city where a citizen doesn’t feel safe is unacceptable, Miller said. “This is Memphis. This is the United States of America and all that bullshit is done!” he exclaimed. “It’s over, it’s finished!”
Miller joined Attorney General Pam Bondi, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee in addressing Memphis Safe Task Force officials inside the Shelby County Operations Center, Wednesday afternoon.
President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order last month establishing the task force to restore law and order in the crime-ravaged city.
According to FBI data, Memphis in 2024 had the highest rate of violent crime per capita in the country, “including some of the highest per capita rates of murder, robbery, and aggravated assault, and property crimes such as burglary, larceny, and motor vehicle theft,” Trump’s memorandum noted.
Trump ordered 13 state and federal law enforcement agencies to Memphis to fight crime.
The Memphis Safe Task Force started operations on Monday and as of Wednesday afternoon, 53 arrests had already been made and 20 illegal firearms had been seized, according to the attorney general.
“We’re here to back you up, to be your partner,” Bondi told the task force members. “Be safe. Thank you for what you do. There’s no higher calling than being a police officer, especially in a violent world in which we live.”
Bondi vowed to protect law enforcement officers as they protect Memphis residents, warning that anyone who touches an officer will be arrested.
Hegseth told the task force officials that the president has been paying attention to Memphis and viewing the alarming crime data coming out of the city, and that he cares about the livelihoods of the people there.
He thanked officers for their work in dangerous places “where politicians spend a lot of time second guessing you.”
“The idea that there is a square inch of block in this city where a citizen doesn’t feel safe is unacceptable, Miller said. “This is Memphis. This is the United States of America and all that bullshit is done!” he exclaimed. “It’s over, it’s finished!”
Miller joined Attorney General Pam Bondi, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee in addressing Memphis Safe Task Force officials inside the Shelby County Operations Center, Wednesday afternoon.
President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order last month establishing the task force to restore law and order in the crime-ravaged city.
According to FBI data, Memphis in 2024 had the highest rate of violent crime per capita in the country, “including some of the highest per capita rates of murder, robbery, and aggravated assault, and property crimes such as burglary, larceny, and motor vehicle theft,” Trump’s memorandum noted.
Trump ordered 13 state and federal law enforcement agencies to Memphis to fight crime.
The Memphis Safe Task Force started operations on Monday and as of Wednesday afternoon, 53 arrests had already been made and 20 illegal firearms had been seized, according to the attorney general.
“We’re here to back you up, to be your partner,” Bondi told the task force members. “Be safe. Thank you for what you do. There’s no higher calling than being a police officer, especially in a violent world in which we live.”
Bondi vowed to protect law enforcement officers as they protect Memphis residents, warning that anyone who touches an officer will be arrested.
Hegseth told the task force officials that the president has been paying attention to Memphis and viewing the alarming crime data coming out of the city, and that he cares about the livelihoods of the people there.
He thanked officers for their work in dangerous places “where politicians spend a lot of time second guessing you.”
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