Trump’s troop deployment in US cities cost almost $500m in 2025

The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that ongoing operations will cost $93m a month.

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United States President Donald Trump’s deployment of troops in major US cities in 2025 cost nearly $500m, according to the latest estimates from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO).

Trump last year activated more than 10,000 National Guard soldiers and active-duty marines and sent them to Los Angeles, Washington, DC, Memphis, Portland, Chicago and New Orleans in what the president claimed was an effort to deter crime and protect federal immigration enforcement.

Trump’s troop deployment in US cities cost almost $500m in 2025

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