These red states have no business sending troops to D.C. to 'fight crime'

Crime Statistics & Political Context - Republican-led states exhibit higher homicide rates, with 8 of the top 10 states with the highest homicide rates being led by Republicans [1] - 13 of the top 20 cities in homicide rate have Republican governors [1] - Cities like Memphis, Tennessee, and Hattisburg, Mississippi, have higher crime rates than Chicago [2] National Guard Deployment Discrepancies - Republican governors from Mississippi, Tennessee, Ohio, and Louisiana sent National Guard troops to Washington DC, despite their own cities having higher homicide rates [4][5] - Jackson, Mississippi's capital, has a homicide rate more than 300% higher than Washington DC [4] - Memphis, Tennessee's homicide rate is 60% higher than Washington DC [4] - Ohio has two cities, Dayton and Cleveland, with higher homicide rates than Washington DC [5] - Shreveport, Louisiana, also has a higher homicide rate than Washington DC [5] Political Undertones - The deployment of troops to US cities is viewed as a "crimefighting pretext" and a "joke" [1] - The deployment strategy appears politically motivated, targeting cities like Chicago while overlooking cities with higher crime rates in Republican-led states [2]