Price tag for Trump's DC deployment of National Guard: $1.4B more through 2029

By: Sam Gauntt

Outlets: DC Bureau (States Newsroom)

Published: August 5, 2026

Words: 509

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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WASHINGTON — The deployment of National Guard troops hailing from all across the country to Washington, D.C. is expected to cost taxpayers more than $1.4 billion in additional funds through 2029.

The estimate from Jules Hurst III, President Donald Trump’s nominee to be the Pentagon’s comptroller, came in response to a series of questions from Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., as a part of Hurt’s confirmation process.

“While American families are getting flattened by skyrocketing costs, …

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