Trump says National Guard members patrolling US cities will get active-duty benefits

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President Donald Trump said Monday that National Guard members deployed as part of his national crime initiative will begin receiving active-duty benefits.

Trump announced the move during a visit to Tennessee to highlight the work of the Memphis Safe Task Force, described by White House officials as “a decisive, aggressive federal intervention involving the National Guard and a host of federal agencies.”

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