US Edition
D.C. National Guard Deployment Costs $1M Daily Amid Legal Challenge
More than 2,500 troops remain in an open-ended deployment as officials say taxpayers are paying over $1 million a day.
- Eight months after President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency, more than 2,500 National Guard troops remain in Washington, patrolling streets, metro stations, and tourist sites with no clear end in sight.
- The White House claims the president's crime task force has yielded tremendous results for local communities, citing 12,000 arrests made since operations began, including 62 known gang members.
- Phil Mendelson, chairman of The District Council, stated taxpayers pay more than a million dollars daily for the deployment, calling the presence of armed soldiers on American streets "not a good look."
- Scott Michelman, legal director at the American Civil Liberties Union of the District of Columbia, argues the deployment underscores the District's limits on self-governance as groups plan May 1 protests opposing the federal surge.
- Unless a judge intervenes, the Guard will remain at least through the end of the year, as a pending court battle challenges the indefinite deployment that The White House could extend as long as desired.
7 Articles
7 Articles
With no end in sight to their deployment, National Guard troops still roam DC
What to KnowDeployments to other cities have ended or been paused by courts in California and Illinois, while more limited operations are ongoing in cities including New Orleans.In D.C., guard members still walk city streets and patrol Metro stations, tourist attractions, neighborhoods and parks.“Taxpayers are paying more than a million dollars a day to have them walk around,” D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said. The cherry blossoms draw m…
Associated Press News
With no end in sight to their deployment, National Guard troops roam Washington
Eight months after President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency in the nation’s capital and called up the National Guard, more than 2,500 troops remain.
The cherry blossoms attract more than a million visitors to Washington each year. This year was no different, except that some of those who roamed the streets of the city were armed and in military uniform.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 83% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
