Trump Military Deployments in USA Cities Cost Taxpayers $500M in 2025

Recent Congressional Budget Office data shows Donald Trump spent nearly $500 million deploying National Guard and military personnel to USA cities throughout 2025.While the White House claims the operations reduced crime in cities like Memphis and Washington, federal judges and the Supreme Court have blocked several deployments in Chicago, Los Angeles, and Portland.Ongoing missions in the capital and New Orleans are projected to cost taxpayers tens of millions of dollars per month through 2026.