County Mayor on Gov.’s Right to Send National Guard Here: ‘He Can’t Do It’

"I’m willing to bet Gov. Bill Lee has never read the Tennessee Constitution."


Tennessee Governor Bill Lee is mobilizing members of the Tennessee National Guard to fight crime in Memphis. (Photo: Tenn. Air Guard Master Sgt. Kendra Owenby)

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