Price tag for Trump’s D.C. deployment of National Guard: $1.4B more through 2029

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 […]

By: Sam Gauntt

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: August 5, 2026

Words: 566

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.

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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 U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, …

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