US Senate candidate calls for Trump to send National Guard to Jackson

US Senate candidate calls for Trump to send National Guard to Jackson

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - A Republican challenger for a Mississippi seat in the U.S. Senate called on President Donald Trump to send the National Guard to Jackson. The call to action by Sarah Adlakha follows the Trump administration's possible troop deployments beyond Washington, D.C. Jackson's homicide rate was above 77 per 100,000 people in 2024, which is the highest in the United States among cities of comparable population. As of September 18,…