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Guard Deployment to Washington Into 2029 Will Cost Roughly $1.4B, Estimate Shows
The Pentagon says the mission assumes an average of 2,500 Guard members in the capital through 2029.
- The Defense Department estimates the National Guard deployment in Washington will cost roughly $1.4 billion through January 20, 2029, with an average of 2,500 troops stationed in the city.
- Last summer, Trump launched this law enforcement surge under an emergency order to support arrest operations, snow removal, and beautification projects, intending to combat crime in the nation's capital.
- As of late July, 4,600 personnel from 23 states and the District of Columbia remained in the city; Arkansas and Hawaii plan withdrawals, while Louisiana will maintain 150 members through January 2027.
- Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren criticized the expenditure, stating taxpayer funds are "not a piggy bank" for political stunts, while residents shouted for the Guard to "go home" during protests.
- Recent crime data shows violent crime rates rose 3% while property crimes dropped by a combined 23%; homicide rates continued falling, a trend that began in 2023 before the deployment.
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DC Guard deployment to cost estimated $1.4B extra
What happenedPresident Donald Trump’s National Guard deployment to Washington, D.C., will cost the federal government another $1.4 billion through the end of his term in 2029, according to a Defense Department estimate for Congress obtained by news organizations Tuesday. The estimate “offers a glimpse of how much taxpayer money will be spent” on a deployment local officials call an “infringement of their city’s autonomy,” said The Associated Pre…
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